Released:
2000-09-28

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.

Director:
Stephen Daldry

Runtime:
1h 51min

Genre:
Drama, Comedy, Music

• 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