Billy Elliot (2000)
Release Date
2000-09-28
Rating
8
Duration
110 min
Countries
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
Qualities
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.
