US theatrical release date

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/movies/01janu.html

Jan. 15, 2010

QUEEN TO PLAY A chambermaid (Sandrine Bonnaire) learns the game of chess from a reclusive doctor (Kevin Kline) in a French film written and directed by Caroline Bottaro. FISH TANK Growing up in a British housing project, 15-year-old Mia (Katie Jarvis) can’t find an outlet for her feelings, until she meets her mother’s new boyfriend (Michael Fassbender). Andrea Arnold (“Red Road”) directed.

Doesn't say if it's going to be a big release, though. At least, there's a real date.

LOL!

http://unplugger.livejournal.com/45440.html

Fish Tank
Opens: January 15th 2010
Cast: Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender, Kierston Wareing, Harry Treadaway
Director: Andrea Arnold

Summary: A fifteen-year-old in a constant state of war with her family believes her party-girl mother’s charming new boyfriend Connor can help her start to make sense of her life. His seemingly tender demeanor however may hide a much more treacherous interior.

Analysis: Already having won several awards and great praise at the Toronto Film Festival, Andrea Arnold's gritty Essex-set drama looks downbeat and somewhat cynical on the surface, but has led to some debate over its outcome which actually takes a tender and positive approach that indie urban coming-of-age stories rarely aspire too.

Newcomer Katie Jarvis has scored great acclaim for her role, as have the various supporting cast such as Rebecca Griffiths as the young sister and the increasingly fascinating Michael Fassbender as her mother's new boyfriend. There will be comparisons made to "Precious" of course as the basic premise of a young girl from a broken home with a c*nt of a mother is the same. 'Tank' however offers a more understated and hopeful approach that also plays more universally.