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.
Release Date | September 28, 2000 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Billy Elliot | |
Runtime | 1h 50min | |
Budget | $5,000,000 | |
Revenue | $109,280,263 | |
Language | English | |
Original Language | English | |
Production Countries | France, United Kingdom, United States of America | |
Production Companies | StudioCanalBBC FilmTiger AspectArts Council of EnglandWorking Title FilmsUniversal PicturesWT² Productions |