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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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Released: 2000-09-28

Runtime: 110 minutes

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.

Genres

  • Drama
  • Comedy
  • Music

Production Companies

  • StudioCanal (FR)
  • BBC Film (GB)
  • Tiger Aspect (GB)
  • Arts Council of England (GB)
  • Working Title Films (GB)
  • Universal Pictures (US)
  • WT² Productions (GB)

Additional Information

Budget: $5000000

Revenue: $109280263

Popularity: 5.7975

Vote Average: 7.593 ({{ mov_details.vote_count }} votes)

Status: Released

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IMDb: tt0249462