One review on 14 Jun 2025

UK 2009

Running time: 123 mins

Fish Tank

Director : Andrea Arnold 

Setting: East of London
synopsis extract: 14 yo angry Mia lives with single mother and younger sister in a towerblock flat in Essex/East London. ...

Cast:

  • Katie Jarvis  Mia (the girl)
  • Michael Fassbender  Conor (mum's boyfriend)

Colour: Colour

Sound: Stereo

Camera: 35mm

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The 2000s (the noughties)
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First Seen: Sat 14th Jun 2025
Catalogued: 15th Jun 2025

Synopsis

14 yo angry Mia lives with single mother and younger sister in a towerblock flat in Essex/East London. Mum brings a new boyfriend home and things change, not in a completely good way, but she grows up a bit.

Reviews

by rogerco on Sat 14th Jun 2025 DVD proj @ home

Slice of life towards the bottom

Full review

Not quite as good as the director's later film Bird but totally believable and a stunning performance from Katie Jarvis in the lead role in her first film.

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