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Billy Elliot

20001h 51mDrama · Comedy · Music
directed by Stephen Daldry

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

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7.6 / 10
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7.7 / 10
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74 / 100
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Synopsis

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.

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
Nicola Blackwell·Debbie Wilkinson
Carol McGuigan·Librarian