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.
Details
- Release date
- 2000-09-28
- Duration
- 01:51
- Categories
- Drama, Comedy, Music
- Studios
- StudioCanal, BBC Film, Tiger Aspect, Arts Council of England, Working Title Films, WT² Productions, Universal Pictures
- Country
- France, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language
- English
- Status
- Released
- Votes
- 4,050
- Budget
- $5,000,000
- Revenue
- $109,280,263
Top cast
Jamie Bell
Gary Lewis
Julie Walters
Jean Heywood
Jamie Draven
Stuart Wells
Mike Elliot
Billy Fane
Nicola Blackwell
Carol McGuigan
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