Billy Elliot (2000)

1h 51m · 28 Sep 2000

Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it.

Comedy Drama Music

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County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.

Movie ID	6274
Genre	Comedy, Drama, Music
Director	Stephen Daldry
Main cast	Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven, Stuart Wells, Mike Elliot, Billy Fane
Release date	28 September 2000
Release year	2000
Language	English
Duration	111 min (1h 51m)
Rating	7.6 / 10 (TMDB)
Production house	StudioCanal