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.
Type: Movies
Tagline: Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it.
Release: 2000-09-28
Spoken Languages: English ,
Production Countries: France , United Kingdom , United States of America ,
Production Companies: StudioCanal , BBC Film , Tiger Aspect , Arts Council of England , Working Title Films , Universal Pictures , WT² Productions ,
Genres: Drama , Comedy , Music ,
Vote Count: 3762
Rate: 7.596
Budget: $5,000,000.00
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