Billy Elliot (2000)

Synopsis

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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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
• Stuart Wells as Michael Caffrey
• Mike Elliot as George Watson
• Billy Fane as Mr Braithwaite
• Nicola Blackwell as Debbie Wilkinson
• Carol McGuigan as Librarian

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• The Holdovers
• La Dolce Vita
• La Haine
• 21 Grams
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