Billy Elliot (2000)
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.
Drama, Comedy, Music
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
- Billy Fane — Mr Braithwaite
- Nicola Blackwell — Debbie Wilkinson
- Carol McGuigan — Librarian
- Joe Renton — Gary Poulson
- Colin MacLachlan — Mr Tom Wilkinson
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