Fish Tank (2009)
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Fish Tank is a British drama film written and directed by Andrea Arnold. The film is about Mia, a volatile and socially isolated 15-year-old, and her relationship with her mother’s new boyfriend. Fish Tank was well-received and won the Jury Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. It also won the 2010 BAFTA for Best British Film. It was included in the BBC’s The 21st Century’s 100 greatest films, ranking at no. 65 on the list.
The film was funded by BBC Films and the UK Film Council. It was theatrically released on 11 September 2009 by Curzon Artificial Eye.
Mia Williams is a volatile and socially isolated 15-year-old. She lives on an East London council estate with her single mother, Joanne, and younger sister, Tyler, and is highly antagonistic toward both of them. Mia is a loner, after falling out with her best friend, Keely. She provokes Keely’s other friends, criticizes their dance routine, and head butts another girl. Mia regularly practices hip-hop dance alone in a deserted flat.
Near the estate, Mia comes across a skinny, tethered horse in a Traveller encampment. She tries to free it, only to be caught, taunted, and assaulted by two young men, the horse’s owners. A third young man, Billy, the brother of the other two, is more sympathetic. He shows kindness towards Mia and explains that the horse is old and ill.
Director: Andrea Arnold
Writer: Andrea Arnold
Stars: Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender, Kierston Wareing, Rebecca Griffiths, Harry Treadaway, Sarah Bayes, Jason Maza
►Cast:
| Katie Jarvis | … | Mia |
| Michael Fassbender | … | Conor |
| Rebecca Griffiths | … | Tyler |
| Carrie-Ann Savill | … | Tyler’s Friend |
| Toyin Ogidi | … | Tyler’s Friend |
| Grant Wild | … | Keeley’s Dad |
| Sarah Bayes | … | Keeley |
| Charlotte Collins | … | Tall Dancing Girl |
| Kirsty Smith | … | Dancing Girl |
| Chelsea Chase | … | Dancing Girl |
| Brooke Hobby | … | Dancing Girl |
| Harry Treadaway | … | Billy |
| Syrus | … | Tennents the Dog |
| Kierston Wareing | … | Joanne |
| Alan Francis | … | Free Runner |
| Ben Francis | … | Free Runner |
| Jack Gordon | … | Billy’s Brother |
| Jason Maza | … | Billy’s Brother |
| Michael Prior | … | Connor’s Friend |
| Dave Hawley | … | Snogging Man |
| Lisa Mahoney | … | Snogging Woman |
| Sarah Counsell | … | Social Worker |
| Nick Staverson | … | Shouting Man |
| Sunanda Biswas | … | Breaker |
| Gavin Cooper | … | Breaker |
| Amir Saleem | … | Breaker |
| Jody Schroeder | … | Breaker |
| Fase Alzakwani | … | Breaker |
| Stella McGowan | … | Breaker |
| Mia Copas | … | Breaker |
| Anthony Geary | … | Van Man (as Tony Geary) |
| Hannah-Marie Keeble | … | Danton Road Girl |
| Sydney Mary Nash | … | Keira |
| Joanna Horton | … | Kelly |
| Charlie Baker | … | Podium Girl |
| Peter Roue | … | Club DJ |
| Geoff McCracken | … | Club Man |
| Val King | … | Club Woman |
| Kishana Thomas | … | Audition Girl |
| Raquel Thomas | … | Audition Girl |
| Natasha Ilic | … | Audition Girl |
| Maxine Brogan | … | Audition Girl |
| Kirsty Page | … | Audition Girl |
| Georgia Crane | … | Audition Girl |
| Paul King | … | Customer |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia