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Fish Tank

“Live, love and give as good as you get.”

2009 · 2 h 3 min
Directed by Andrea Arnold
Drama

Cast

Katie Jarvis Michael Fassbender Kierston Wareing

Credits

Written by: Andrea Arnold

Plot

Mia, a fifteen-year-old girl on an Essex housing estate who loves to dance, is angry at the world and her mother, who is distracted by her new boyfriend, Connor. Mia becomes attracted to him, and their relationship leads to a crisis. Andrea Arnold's 2009 film, with Katie Jarvis, a non-professional cast member, is a raw and humane social drama that won the Jury Prize at Cannes.

Sinekatalog’s take

Andrea Arnold's drama follows a teenage girl on an Essex estate with raw, intimate honesty. Katie Jarvis is a force of nature, and the film is gritty, tense and unexpectedly tender.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (68,799 votes)
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