Fish Tank

Winner of the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Fish Tank follows Mia, a 15-year-old girl who lives with her alcoholic mother and sister in a public housing project in Essex, England. Expelled from school and estranged from her friends, she spends her days oscillating between feelings of frustration and isolation. Her teenage restlessness and emerging sexuality reach a peak with the arrival of Connor, her mother’s new boyfriend. With a strong focus on social realism, Andrea Arnold crafts a powerful film about the experiences of youth in a precarious environment.