Billy Elliot
movie
Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it.
Released September 28, 2000
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.
Runtime
1h 50m
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
$109,280,263
Origin Country
United Kingdom
Original Language
English
Original Title
Billy Elliot
Status
Released
Production Countries
- France
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English
Production Companies
StudioCanal
United Kingdom
BBC Film
United Kingdom
Tiger Aspect
United Kingdom
- no logo available
Arts Council of England
United Kingdom
Keywords
- dancing
- friendship
- dreams
- dancing class
- northern england
- workers' quarter
- strike
- small person
- homophobia
- hope
- mentor
- sadness
- socialism
- youngster
- letter
- ballet dancer
- street riots
- coming of age
- ballet
- young boy
- cross dressing
- crying
- single father
- audition
- dance class
- retrospective
- lgbt
- revolt
- ballet school
- emotional vulnerability
- helping children
- smart kid
- street kid
- dance teacher
- 1980s
- miners strike
- father son relationship
- 80s throwback
- ballet dancing
- gay theme
- late 20th century
- teen playing kid
- ya
- generational divide
- celebratory
