Billy Elliot

Sep 28, 2000

1h 51m

★ 7.6

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

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.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Music

Production Companies

StudioCanal

BBC Film

Tiger Aspect

Arts Council of England

Working Title Films

WT² Productions

Universal Pictures

Billy Elliot Trailers

Cast

Billy Elliot

Jamie Bell

Jackie Elliot

Gary Lewis

Mrs Wilkinson

Julie Walters

Grandma

Jean Heywood

Tony Elliot

Jamie Draven

Michael Caffrey

Stuart Wells

George Watson

Mike Elliot

Mr Braithwaite

Billy Fane

Debbie Wilkinson

Nicola Blackwell

Librarian

Carol McGuigan

Gary Poulson

Joe Renton

Mr Tom Wilkinson

Colin MacLachlan

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