Film
Billy Elliot
2000· PG-13· 1h 51m· Comedy· Drama· Music
“Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it.”
In 1984 County Durham, the miners' strike intensifies class tensions as police clash with the working class. Amid this turmoil, 11-year-old Billy Elliot discovers ballet, a passion that clashes with his family's rigid expectations. With the guidance of his teacher, Mrs. Wilkinson, Billy trains for an audition at the Royal Ballet School in London, navigating the rigid social hierarchies that define his world.
2000-09-28
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DirectorStephen Daldry
WriterLee Hall
ProducerGreg Brenman
Director of PhotographyBrian Tufano
Original Music ComposerStephen Warbeck
EditorJohn Wilson
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Details
Released2000-09-28
Runtime1h 51m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosStudioCanal · BBC Film · Tiger Aspect
Budget$5M
Box office$109M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesFrance · United Kingdom · United States of America
Rating7.6/10 · 4116 votes
Original languageen
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