FISH TANK

United Kingdom
2009
121 minutes

A problem teenager living in a housing estate dreams of dancing for a living and develops a crush on her mother's new boyfriend. British kitchen-sink realism updated for the 21st century with extraordinary performances and a surprisingly non-judgmental approach that goes a long way to making it an enticing, harrowing experience.

A BBC Films/The UK Film Council presentation/production, in association with Limelight.
Starring Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender, Kierston Wareing, Rebecca Griffiths, Harry Treadaway, Sydney Mary Nash.
Directed and written by Andrea Arnold; produced by Kees Kasander and Nick Laws; director of photography (Soho Film Lab), Robbie Ryan; production designer, Helen Scott; costume designer, Jane Petrie; film editor, Nicolas Chaudeurge.
Screened: distributor advance press screening, Zon Lusomundo auditorium (Lisbon), April 20th 2010.

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