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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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37 of 40 people found the following review helpful
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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!!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Hill Walker
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.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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What a fantastic film from British director, Andrea Arnold. Be warned though, it is cringingly realistic of life in a disfunctional family living on a London housing estate, it will make you wince in places. Life, love, hates and complex human relationships are all here. I loved it and was thoroughly engrossed. What a superb actress, skilfully directed by Arnold.
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Intense film
This is a strange, yet very interesting, piece. I'm having violent fights over it on IMDB board. This is not very easy to come to a definate conclusion about who's the vilian in... Read more
Published 19 days ago by Maria Virokhovsky
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amazing film!
I normally hate chavy type of set films, but my friend persuaded me to watch, so i did. All i can say is it is amazing, its really interesting and detailed, a really good watch !
Published 2 months ago by Daniel Taylor
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excellent film but no subtitles at all
bad news for the hearing impaired, there are no subtitles at all, a shame.
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But as the film has more to do with inner feelings than words ... Read more
Published 2 months ago by yb
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Best of British
I would thoroughly recommend seeing this film. It's gritty and bleak, well acted and directed. A little depressing maybe but so much better than a lot of American stuff we watch... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Gloucestershire
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great film, but no useable subtitles
A great movie with a loverable and understanding insight to the characters. It has become one of my favorite films.
Published 7 months ago by Lotte
2.0 out of 5 stars
I wouldnt like to be the fish in this family!
Confused would be the word to describe this film as the story is so randomly put together and most scenes are just there to make the film longer. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Steve
5.0 out of 5 stars
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 13 months ago by wordfan
2.0 out of 5 stars
It tanked ...
I watched this after seeing `Red Road'. What a disappointment. Gritty - yes. Well-shot - yes. Entertaining - nope. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Paul Grove
4.0 out of 5 stars
Bleak & raw, but ultimately optimistic
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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 21 months ago by Richard Preston
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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 21 months ago by Laura
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