Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Katie Jarvis | ... | Mia | |
Michael Fassbender | ... | Conor | |
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Rebecca Griffiths | ... | Tyler |
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Carrie-Ann Savill | ... | Tyler's Friend |
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Toyin Ogidi | ... | Tyler's Friend |
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Grant Wild | ... | Keeley's Dad |
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Sarah Bayes | ... | Keeley |
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Charlotte Collins | ... | Tall Dancing Girl |
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Kirsty Smith | ... | Dancing Girl |
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Chelsea Chase | ... | Dancing Girl |
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Brooke Hobby | ... | Dancing Girl |
Harry Treadaway | ... | Billy | |
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Syrus | ... | Tennents the Dog |
Kierston Wareing | ... | Joanne | |
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Alan Francis | ... | Free Runner |
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
At first I wasn't sure what to make of this movie. Having watched "Red Road" by Andrea Arnold, I needed to watch Fishtank. It wasn't quite as good as Red Road but somehow it had something that mesmerised me. The movie tells of a 15 year old girl living in a rather socially deprived area of Britain who is passionate about dancing. Her mother is a drunk and brings home a new boyfriend one day.
Right from the start there are scenes that are hard to take. These scenes felt quite real for me, maybe thanks to the Director or the acting. There is not much of a storyline other than that the girl gets involved with her mother's boyfriend and everything gets even worse after that.
I thought that Michael Fassbender's performance was brilliant. He seems to be star in the making.
This movie makes difficult watching because of the harshness of the lives that are depicted here.