Fish Tank (film)
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| Directed by | Andrea Arnold |
| Written by | Andrea Arnold |
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| Cinematography | Robbie Ryan |
| Edited by | Nicolas Chaudeurge |
| Music by | Steel Pulse |
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| Distributed by | Curzon Artificial Eye (United Kingdom) |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| 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.