FILM: Fish Tank

Dir: Andrea Arnold/UK/2009/124 minutes/Cert: 16; Starring: Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender, Kierston Wareing, Rebecca Griffiths, Harry Treadaway, Sydney Mary Nash; Language: English

FILM: Fish Tank

Riverbank Arts CentreNewbridge

Event Details

  • Mon 10 May  2010
  • 8.00pm

  • Cost: €6 (Non-members)

  • Venue Details
    Riverbank Arts Centre
    Main St.
    Newbridge



The story of Mia, a volatile 15-year old, who is always in trouble and who has been excluded from school and ostracised by her friends.

She has ambitions to be a dancer, and with her iPod plugged into tiny speakers, she practices in a derelict flat every evening.

Mia’s life is turned on its head one summer, when her mother brings home a new boyfriend. Through the course of Fish Tank, we witness Mia’s coming of age.

Set in the decaying landscape and council estates of Essex, director Andrea Arnold reinforces her reputation as a British auteur and casts the same unflinching, unprejudiced gaze on this environment as she did on the themes of her debut, Red Road. Stunningly photographed by regular cinematographer Robbie Ryan – and showcasing the work of a cast with pitch perfect performances – Fish Tank is a singular creative vision.

 


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