Billy Elliot
“Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it.”
7.6
Rating
(3983 votes)
1h 51m
Runtime
2000
Released
5
Popularity
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.
Status
Released
Original Title
Billy Elliot
Release Date
2000-09-28
Languages
English
Budget
USD 5,000,000
Revenue
USD 109,280,263
Profit
USD 104,280,263
Directors
Writers
Lee HallWriter
