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Billy Elliot

"Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it."

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.

Top Cast

  • Jamie Bell

    Jamie Bell

    Billy Elliot

  • Gary Lewis

    Gary Lewis

    Jackie Elliot

  • Julie Walters

    Julie Walters

    Mrs Wilkinson

  • Jean Heywood

    Jean Heywood

    Grandma

  • Jamie Draven

    Jamie Draven

    Tony Elliot

  • Stuart Wells

    Stuart Wells

    Michael Caffrey

  • Mike Elliot

    Mike Elliot

    George Watson

  • Billy Fane

    Billy Fane

    Mr Braithwaite

  • Nicola Blackwell

    Nicola Blackwell

    Debbie Wilkinson

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.

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