Billy Elliot (2000)

7.6/10 111 min Drama Comedy Music

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.

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

Joe Renton

Gary Poulson

Janine Birkett

Billy's mother

Trevor Fox

PC Jeff Peverly

Charlie Hardwick

Sheila Briggs

Matthew James Thomas

Simon

Stephen Mangan

Ballet Doctor

Paul Ridley

Tutor in Medical

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