Fish tank
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Fish tank |
| Original title | Fish tank |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2009 |
| length | 123 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 12 JMK 14 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Andrea Arnold |
| script | Andrea Arnold |
| production |
Kees Kasander , Nick Laws |
| music | Phonso Martin |
| camera | Robbie Ryan |
| cut | Nicolas Chaudeurge |
| occupation | |
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Fish Tank is a 2009 British drama series directed by Andrea Arnold . It premiered on May 14, 2009 at the Cannes Film Festival. The film received the jury award together with the South Korean contribution Durst and was represented in the competition for the Golden Palm .
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15-year-old Mia dropped out of school. Her only great passion is hip hop dance. Together with her little sister Tyler, Mia lives in precarious circumstances with their single mother Joanne in Essex, England . One day she brings her new friend Connor home with her, who quickly takes on the role of father for the two girls. He supports Mia in applying for a dance casting. Mia soon falls in love with Connor's winning manner, which is very different from the loveless treatment by the alcoholic mother.
While Joanne is drunk in bed one evening, Connor seduces Mia. The next morning Connor has disappeared without saying goodbye. Mia immediately goes to Connor's home and breaks in there. Horrified, she realizes that Connor is married and has a little daughter himself. When he comes home with his family, they escape and shortly afterwards kidnap Connor's daughter Keira, who she runs into on the street. They wander aimlessly through the fields on the coast. When the girl gets restless and wants to go home, Mia gets angry. An argument breaks out, and finally Mia pushes the child into deep water and only barely can pull it out again. When she comes to her senses, she brings the soaked and freezing child back to the parents' house. A little later, it's long been dark, Connor tracks her down, runs after her across a meadow, gives her a violent slap in the face and leaves again. Mia remains stunned in the meadow.
The next day, Mia's longed-for dance casting turns out to be a cheap table dance event. She leaves the stage without comment, without showing her dance that has been rehearsed for days. To avoid being sent to a girls' boarding school, Mia leaves her family. In Wales she wants to start a new life with her boyfriend Billy.
Reviews
Fish Tank received a positive response from the critics. The German film portal kino.de certifies that Andrea Arnold has a good knack for real dramas and particularly emphasizes the outstanding performance of Katie Jarvis.
Peter Bradshaw from the English Guardian praised the performance of the director Andrea Arnold and described her as a natural successor of Ken Loach . The performance of the main actress Katie Jarvis, her relationship with Connor portrayed by Michael Fassbender , gives the film its heartbeat.
Thorsten Funke from critic.de thinks this is a multi-layered film full of ambivalent characters. He also emphasizes the young amateur actress' strong performance: "To read the conflicting feelings on the face of Katie Jarvis, who is playing her first film role here, is sensational."
Publications
The film opened in German cinemas on September 23, 2010. The film was released on DVD on February 25, 2011, and the bonus material also includes the short film Wasps by director Andrea Arnold. It was first broadcast on April 1, 2012 on ARD .
Awards
Cannes International Film Festival 2009
- Jury Prize
- Nominated for the Golden Palm
British Independent Film Awards 2009
Winner in the categories
- Best Director (Andrea Arnold)
- Best Actress (Katie Jarvis)
Nominations in the categories
- Best British Independent Film
- Best Screenplay (Andrea Arnold)
- Best Supporting Actor (Michael Fassbender)
- Best Supporting Actress (Kierston Wareing)
- Best Tech - Camera (Robbie Ryan)
- Best Newcomer (Katie Jarvis)
Nominated in the categories
- Best Actress (Katie Jarvis)
- Best Director (Andrea Arnold)
- Best movie
Evening Standard British Film Award 2010
Nominated in the categories
- Best movie
- Best Young Actress (Katie Jarvis)
British Academy Film Awards 2010
- Best British Film (Alexander Korda Award)
In 2016, Fish Tank ranked 65th in a BBC survey of the 100 most important films of the 21st century .
Web links
- Fishtank in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official page for the film
- Fishtank at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Film review by Spiegel Online
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Fish Tank . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , September 2010 (PDF; test number: 124 423 K).
- ↑ Age rating for Fish Tank . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ Fish Tank. kino.de, November 28, 2009, accessed on May 26, 2013 .
- ↑ Fish Tank. In: The Guardian. September 10, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2009 .
- ↑ Thorsten Funke: Fish Tank. critic.de, September 7, 2010, accessed February 26, 2013 .
- ↑ http://www.ofdb.de/film/173184,Fish-Tank