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Release date: 2000 More

Steven Daldry directs Jamie Bell in his first motion picture for which he received the Best Actor BAFTA alongside the Oscar-winning Julie Walters.

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Billy Elliot

It's 1984 - Times are hard for young Billy Elliot. His family are embroiled in the miners' strike and Billy is desperate to be a dancer. He has to overcome his father's opposition to his dream and try to win a place at the prestigious Royal Ballet School.

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