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Billy Elliot

Set during the UK miners' strike, the film tells the inspiring story of Billy Elliot, an 11-year-old boy who discovers a passion for ballet, challenging the traditional masculine norms of his community.

Starring:
  • Julie Walters
  • Gary Lewis
  • Jamie Draven
  • Jamie Bell
Directed By:
  • Stephen Daldry
Screenplay By:
  • Lee Hall

"I knew the writer, Lee Hall, and I liked the emotional honesty of 'Billy Elliot.' Also, Lee writes brilliant kids. And there’s a series of themes in it I rather enjoyed: Grief; finding means of self-identification through some sort of creative act, in this case dance; and the miners' strike itself."

Stephen Daldry, Director

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