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Billy Elliot

Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it.
Sep 28, 2000 · 1h 51m
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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.

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CAST

Jamie Bell
Billy Elliot
Gary Lewis
Jackie Elliot
Julie Walters
Mrs Wilkinson
Jean Heywood
Grandma
Jamie Draven
Tony Elliot
Stuart Wells
Michael Caffrey
Mike Elliot
George Watson
Billy Fane
Mr Braithwaite
Directed by Stephen Daldry

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
$109,280,263
Production
StudioCanal, BBC Film, Tiger Aspect, Arts Council of England, Working Title, WT² Productions, Universal Pictures
Country
GB

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