Synopsis & Context
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.
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- Billy Elliot
- Release
- September 28, 2000
- Screen Time
- 1h 51min
- Rating
- R
- Direction
- Stephen Daldry
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- France
- Production Status
- Released
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