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Billy Elliot (2000)

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 stubbles 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 the audition is for the royal Ballet school in London.
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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 stubbles 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 the audition is for the royal Ballet school in London.

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Genre:Drama, Comedy, Music
Directed By:Stephen Daldry
Written By:Lee Hall
In Theaters:11/10/2000
Box Office:$109,280,263
Runtime:110 minutes
Studio:Universal Pictures, BBC Film, Tiger Aspect Productions, StudioCanal, Arts Council of England, Focus Features, Working Title Films, WT2 Productions

Cast

Director

Stephen Daldry

Director

Substitute
cast

Jamie Bell

Billy Elliot

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Gary Lewis

Jackie Elliot

cast

Julie Walters

Mrs Wilkinson

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Jean Heywood

Grandma

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