Drama ·Comedy ·Music · France · 2000 · 1h 51m

Billy Elliot

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Director
Stephen Daldry
Cast
Jamie Bell as Billy Elliot Gary Lewis as Jackie Elliot Julie Walters as Mrs Wilkinson Jean Heywood as Grandma Jamie Draven as Tony Elliot Stuart Wells as Michael Caffrey
Crew
Brian Tufano — Director of Photography John Wilson — Editor Stephen Warbeck — Original Music Composer Lee Hall — Writer Jonathan Finn — Producer Greg Brenman — Producer
Tagline

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

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.

Trailer Billy Elliot — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
dancingfriendshipdreamsdancing classnorthern englandworkers' quarterstrikehomophobiahopementorsadnesssocialism
Key Collaborators
Stephen Daldry Director Brian Tufano Director of Photography John Wilson Editor Stephen Warbeck Original Music Composer Lee Hall Writer Jonathan Finn Producer Greg Brenman Producer Maria Djurkovic Production Design Stewart Meachem Costume Design
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