Fish Tank

Society/Coming of Age, Netherlands/United Kingdom 2009

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Mia has been looking for trouble since she was expelled from school. With her mother, her cheeky sister, the girls on the block. One wry look and she's going to go crazy. Only when Mia dances for herself, she's happy for moments. Suddenly, on a hot summer's day, a half-naked man stands in the kitchen: Connor, her mother's new boyfriend. Mia is fascinated. Connor takes her needs seriously, he brings a sense of family happiness into the house. But who is this man, who comes and goes? And what does Mia want? A father, a buddy or more? Rarely before have the contradictory feelings of a growing young woman been so succinctly expressed: this rebellious Mia is both unruly and vulnerable at the same time, a dangerous whirlwind, sensationally lifelike embodied by Katie Jarvis, who was cast from the street. Between her and Michael Fassbender - stunningly virile as Connor - it crackles from the first moment. Everything seems possible - and Oscar-winning director Andrea Arnold adds to the tension with more than one surprising twist until the breathless finale. A film like a rough diamond, fierce, full of unexpected tenderness and hope - a cinematic wonder, rightly crowned with the Jury Prize in Cannes!
119 min
HD
FSK 12
Audio language:
EnglishGerman
Subtitles:
German

Awards

Cannes film festival 2009 Prize of the jury
British Independent Film Awards 2009 Bester Newcomer for Katie Jarvis
British Independent Film Awards 2009 Best Director

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Director:

Andrea Arnold

Composer:

Phonso Martin

Cast:

Katie Jarvis (Mia Williams)

Rebecca Griffiths (Tyler Williams)

Grant Wild (Keeley's Dad)

Sarah Bayes (Keeley)

Harry Treadaway (Billy)

Kierston Wareing (Joanne Williams)

Michael Fassbender (Conor O'Reily)

Original title:

Fish Tank

Original language:

English

Further titles:

Akvaario

Akvaarium

Akvarij

Akvarijum

El rebelde mundo de Mía

Format:

1:1.33 HD, Color

Age rating:

FSK 12

Audio language:

EnglishGerman

Subtitles:

German