

Information
Release DateSeptember 28, 2000
Runtime1h 50m
StatusReleased
Budget$5M
Revenue$109M
ProductionStudioCanal, BBC Film + 5 more
LanguagesEnglish
7.6
3,922 votesPopularity3
Billy Elliot
"Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it."
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.
Cast & Crew
Director

Featured Cast

Jamie Bell
Billy Elliot

Gary Lewis
Jackie Elliot

Julie Walters
Mrs Wilkinson

Jean Heywood
Grandma

Jamie Draven
Tony Elliot