Fish Tank (film)

Fish Tank
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndrea Arnold
Written byAndrea Arnold
Produced by
  • Nick Laws
  • Kees Kasander
Starring
CinematographyRobbie Ryan
Edited byNicolas Chaudeurge
Music bySteel Pulse
Production
companies
Distributed byCurzon Artificial Eye (United Kingdom)
Release dates
  • 14 May 2009 (2009-05-14) (Cannes)
  • 11 September 2009 (2009-09-11) (United Kingdom)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million
Box office$5.9 million

Fish Tank is a 2009 British coming of age drama film written and directed by Andrea Arnold. The film is about Mia, a volatile and socially isolated 15-year-old, and her relationship with her mother's new boyfriend. Fish Tank was critically acclaimed and won the Jury Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. It also won the 2010 BAFTA for Best British Film. It was ranked 65th on the BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century list. It was also ranked 91st on The New York Times' list of the 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century.

The film was funded by BBC Films and the UK Film Council. It was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 11 September 2009 by Curzon Film.