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Fish Tank (2009)

NOT_RATED 123 min  -  Drama  -   11 September 2009 (Ireland)
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Everything changes for 15-year-old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.

Director:

Andrea Arnold

Writer:

Andrea Arnold
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Katie Jarvis ...
Mia
Michael Fassbender ...
Kierston Wareing ...
Joanne
Rebecca Griffiths Rebecca Griffiths ...
Harry Treadaway ...
Billy
Sydney Mary Nash Sydney Mary Nash ...
Keira
Carrie-Ann Savill Carrie-Ann Savill ...
Tyler's Friend
Toyin Ogidi Toyin Ogidi ...
Tyler's Friend
Grant Wild Grant Wild ...
Keeley's Dad
Sarah Bayes Sarah Bayes ...
Charlotte Collins ...
Tall Dancing Girl
Kirsty Smith Kirsty Smith ...
Dancing Girl
Chelsea Chase Chelsea Chase ...
Dancing Girl
Brooke Hobby Brooke Hobby ...
Dancing Girl
Jason Maza Jason Maza ...
Billy's Brother
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Storyline

Mia, an aggressive fifteen-year-old girl, lives on an Essex estate with her tarty mother, Joanne, and precocious little sister Tyler. She has been thrown out of school and is awaiting admission to a referrals unit and spends her days aimlessly. She begins an uneasy friendship with Joanne's slick boyfriend, Connor, who encourages her one interest, dancing. Written by don @ minifie-1  

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Plot Keywords:

Little Sister | 15 Year Old | Girl | Dancing | Escaoed Balloon  | See more »

Taglines:

Live, love and give as good as you get.

Genres:

Drama

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

UK | Netherlands

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Ireland) See more »

Also Known As:

Aquário See more »

Filming Locations:

Barking, London, England, UK See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£103,180 (UK) (13 September 2009) (47 Screens)

Gross:

$373,060 (USA) (9 May 2010)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was shot chronologically, and the actors were shown only the part of the script they would be filming the following week - none of them knew what would happen to their characters later in the film. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Mia takes the alcohol bottle from the woman at one of the parties, it is almost empty. Later, Mia is seen drinking from the bottle in her mother's bedroom and the bottle is half full. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
[Mia calls Keeley using a cellphone]
Keeley: [from an answering machine] Hey, it's Keeley. Leave me a message.
Mia: Keeley, it's me. What's going on? I've left like three messages. I said sorry, didn't I? You know what I'm like. I was pissed off. Ring me back, you bitch.
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Soundtracks

"In The Fading Light"
Performed by New Device
Written by Philip Kinman / Robert Wybrow / Daniel Leigh See more »