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Billy Elliot is a 2000 British coming-of-age comedy - drama film directed by Stephen Daldry and written by Lee Hall. Set in County Durham in North East England during the 1984–1985 miners' strike, the film is about a working-class boy who has a passion for ballet. His father objects, based on negative stereotypes of male ballet dancers.
Billy Elliot: Directed by Stephen Daldry. With Jamie Bell, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven, Gary Lewis. A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.
Oct 13, 2000 · The life of 11-year-old Billy Elliot, a coal miner's son in Northern England, is forever changed one day when he stumbles upon a ballet class during his weekly boxing lesson.
- Drama, LGBTQ+
Billy Elliot: The Musical is a coming-of-age stage musical based on the 2000 film of the same name. The music is by Elton John, and the book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around Billy, a motherless British boy who begins taking ballet lessons.
In 1984, while the miners' strike rages, Billy Elliot (Jamie Bell) is a young boy living in a small County Durham town, who discovers he has a talent for ballet, much to the chagrin of his widowed father Jackie (Gary Lewis), leaving him torn between his dreams and the only life he's ever known.
When a boy trades boxing school for ballet lessons, he sets out to take his newfound talent all the way to the top and win over his disapproving father. Watch trailers & learn more.
Dec 14, 2021 · Set in a northern English mining town against the background of the 1984 miners' strike, Billy Elliot is the inspirational story of a young boy's struggle against the odds to make his dream come true.
Follow Billy’s journey from boxing ring to ballet class where he discovers a passion for dance that unites his family, inspires his community and changes his life forever.
May 9, 2015 · The hit musical Billy Elliot is celebrating its 10th birthday. Ahead of a gala performance on Tuesday, we caught up with some of the actors who have played the the ballet-loving miner's son...
Billy Elliot - Full Cast & Crew. Crowd pleaser about an 11-year-old English boy who defies his coal-miner father by skipping boxing lessons in favour of ballet class.
