French Fish Tank Poster

A French poster for upcoming “Fish Tank,” extraordinary films about ordinary people, has been revealed. Everything changes for 15 year old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend. “Fish Tank” is a coming of age movie set on a rundown English council estate. The characters are filled with equal measures of frustration, anger, longing and alcohol, without means to release the pressure. The decaying situation is played out with a credibility that leaves the audience unsurprised at the outcomes but gripped by the tension. With nowhere to go but down, the mood is deliberately oppressive. The tank is grimy, and breathing underwater almost impossible, but even so we glimpse gold on the scales of these fish. The film is directed and writen by British filmmaker Andrea Arnold, fast becoming one of Britain's most respected directors. Her short film ‘Wasp' won an Oscar in 2005, her first feature ‘Red Road' screened in competition at Cannes in 2006 and won a Jury Prize, second feature, “Fish Tank” is also screened this year in competition at Cannes and won Jurry Prize. Starring: Michael Fassbender, Jason Maza, Kierston Wareing, Harry Treadaway, Katie Jarvis, Rebecca Griffiths and Sydney Mary Nash. “Fish Tank” will be released in UK theaters on September 11th, 2009. No word yet if it'll be released here in the U.S.