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FISH TANK is the story of 15-year old Mia (Katie Jarvis), whose life is turned on its head when her mother (Kierston Wareing) brings home a new boyfriend (Michael Fassbender). Set in the decaying landscape and council estates of Essex, director Andrea Arnold reinforces her reputation as a British auteur and casts the same unflinching, unprejudiced gaze and touches on the themes of her Oscar-winning short WASP to create an original and unsettling tale for our age.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Scene Access, Short Film, SYNOPSIS: A mother and daughter find themselves locked in an ugly battle over the same man in this drama from writer and director Andrea Arnold. Mia Williams (Katie Jarvis) is 15 years old and lives in a shabby apartment block with her mother, Joanne (Kierston Wareing), and younger sister, Tyler (Rebecca Griffiths). Mia is a reckless and rebellious teenager who frequently argues with her mother and sister and has run afoul of the authorities at school, leading to her being suspended. With plenty of time on her hands, Mia spends her days drinking when she can find alcohol and partying in a empty flat near her apartment. Joanne is a single mother, and she's begun dating a new man, Connor (Michael Fassbender); when Joanne brings him home to meet the girls, Mia is immediately attracted to him, and it's soon clear Connor feels the same way about her. Mia attempts to seduce Connor to take him away from her mother, and when she succeeds, Joanne's greatest anger is not with the man who has slept with her underaged daughter, but the girl who is now a rival for the affections of her lover. Fish Tank was an official selection at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, British Independent Film Awards, Cannes Film Festival, European Film Awards, Stockholm Film Festival, ...Fish Tank
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31 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Fishtank is the story of Mia (Katie Jarvis); a 15-year old living on an estate in Barking. Behind closed doors she aspires of being a dancer and practices religiously, away from prying eyes, afraid to show any weakness to even her family. When her mother's new boyfriend, the charming Connor (Michael Fassbender) moves in and supports her in her dancing, she starts her coming of age and the lines between a friendship and her feelings start to blur.
I thought this film was really something special, completely different from the usual fare and had me captivated from beginnning to end. The relationship between Mia and Connor is electric, as he plays the supporting friend fantastically and you are not sure if it is completely one-sided or if there is mutual chemistry. Fishtank is well shot and illustrates the harshness of London council estates and what one must become in order to survive and persevere. More importantly, it shows Mia burning desire to escape her life through her aspirations to dance at any cost.
Katie Jarvis is an excellent actress for someone of her age and shows a full set of emotions, with both angry and sensitive moments, you really start to feel for her in her trials and tribulations. The film is more of a snapshot of her life than a biography; as it begins and ends rather abruptly and nothing is really left resolved at the end, despite this it is a very powerful film and will leave you thinking about some of the issues broached well after the credits have rolled. Highly recommended!!
I thought this film was really something special, completely different from the usual fare and had me captivated from beginnning to end. The relationship between Mia and Connor is electric, as he plays the supporting friend fantastically and you are not sure if it is completely one-sided or if there is mutual chemistry. Fishtank is well shot and illustrates the harshness of London council estates and what one must become in order to survive and persevere. More importantly, it shows Mia burning desire to escape her life through her aspirations to dance at any cost.
Katie Jarvis is an excellent actress for someone of her age and shows a full set of emotions, with both angry and sensitive moments, you really start to feel for her in her trials and tribulations. The film is more of a snapshot of her life than a biography; as it begins and ends rather abruptly and nothing is really left resolved at the end, despite this it is a very powerful film and will leave you thinking about some of the issues broached well after the credits have rolled. Highly recommended!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Fish Tank is a wonderful fresh-faced drama about a teenage girl's difficult and somewhat emotionally deprived life with her young sister and uncaring mother on a rough housing estate. It's unvarnished, unsentimental, hard, honest and ends really effectively.
The short film Wasp which accompanies the main feature is an absolute edge of the seat gem. It tells the story of a very young and scandalously irresponsible mother of 3 small children over the period of about a day. Truly an excellent little film as deserving of a main billing but for its brevity.
The short film Wasp which accompanies the main feature is an absolute edge of the seat gem. It tells the story of a very young and scandalously irresponsible mother of 3 small children over the period of about a day. Truly an excellent little film as deserving of a main billing but for its brevity.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
There is lots to like in this film, the dance, the relationships, the loss of youthful illusions, the moments of poignancy and spontanaiety. Great performance from the leading lady, sexy, troubled and sensitive. There are a few flaws in the film, but like Mike Leigh films, you forgive them because the film is so full of vitality and grace.
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Mesmerising
I absolutely loved this film. It tells the story of Mia without once being patronising or pitying, a difficult task when the heroine who is raised on a particularly bleak council... Read more
Published 1 month ago by wordfan
Maybe I'm missing something
I see this has some decent reviews - which amazes me! I thought it was terrible sub art school tosh! Read more
Published 4 months ago by n7misc
It tanked ...
I watched this after seeing `Red Road'. What a disappointment. Gritty - yes. Well-shot - yes. Entertaining - nope. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Paul Grove
Bleak & raw, but ultimately optimistic
The Following Contains Spoilers!
Very good film with a superb performance by untrained actress Katie Jarvis in the lead role as Mia, the unloved and unlovely elder... Read more
Very good film with a superb performance by untrained actress Katie Jarvis in the lead role as Mia, the unloved and unlovely elder... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Richard Preston
Excellent
I had never heard of this film but happened to flick over to BBC2 last night as it was just starting and I must say, I was transfixed from start to finish. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Laura
Incredibly good.
I've just watched this on BBC TV. Incredibly good. It needs subtitles. Luckily, the BBC included subtitles tonight. Read more
Published 9 months ago by M. Mudie
fish tank :)
i think fish tank is a mint film i love it :) x
i just watched it 2day for the first time and i be watching it quite a bit its tops :)
rates 5 star x
i just watched it 2day for the first time and i be watching it quite a bit its tops :)
rates 5 star x
Published 10 months ago by katherine mansell dodd
Packs a punch
As with Wasp (included as a special feature), Andrea Arnold has developed an amazing talent to depict characters that at first seem to be, for instance, irresponsible, ignorant and... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Room For A View
Excellent social commentary
This movie is great! I don't normally like seeing films of people on the dole, but this was absolutely excellent. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Blik Snyman
Another strong film from Andrea Arnold
While I didn't respond quite as strongly to this as to Ms. Arnold's amazing first feature `Red Road',
this is still very strong film making. Read more
this is still very strong film making. Read more
Published 13 months ago by K. Gordon
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