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.
Released: Sep 28, 2000
Runtime: 110 minutes
Stars: Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven, Stuart Wells
Crew: Peter Darling (Choreographer), Jina Jay (Casting), Brian Tufano (Director of Photography), Jonathan Finn (Producer), Stephen Daldry (Director), Stephen Warbeck (Original Music Composer)