Billy Elliot
2000
Movie Information
Overview
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.
Release Date
September 28, 2000
Director
Stephen Daldry
Runtime
1h 51m
Cast
Jamie BellGary LewisJulie WaltersJean HeywoodJamie DravenStuart WellsMike ElliotBilly FaneNicola BlackwellCarol McGuigan
Production
StudioCanalBBC FilmTiger AspectArts Council of EnglandWorking Title FilmsWT² ProductionsUniversal Pictures
Genres
DramaComedyMusic