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Billy Elliot

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

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Billy Elliot

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.

Orignal Language

en

Duration

1 hr 50 min

Genre

Drama, Comedy, Music

Status

Released

Release Data

2000-09-28

Produced By

StudioCanal, BBC Film, Tiger Aspect, Arts Council of England, Working Title Films, Universal Pictures, WT² Productions

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