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Fish Tank

2009 · 123 min

A raw, immersive plunge into a teenager's volatile world, tense and tender, with moments of beauty that cut through the grit.

Tagline: Live, love and give as good as you get.
Overview: Fifteen-year-old Mia is in a constant state of war with her family and the world around her. When she meets her party-girl mother’s charming new boyfriend Connor, she is amazed to find he returns her attention, and believes he might help her start to make sense of her life.

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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
isolation
family
identity
class
Places: big city
home
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Andrea Arnold
Written by: Andrea Arnold
Starring: Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender, Kierston Wareing, Rebecca Griffiths, Harry Treadaway, Jason Maza, Jack Gordon, Joanna Horton
Music: Phonso Martin
Cinematography: Robbie Ryan
Runtime: 123 min
Country: Netherlands, United Kingdom
Languages: English

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