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Billy Elliot
2000 1h 51m Stephen Daldry

Billy Elliot

★ 7.7 IMDb
Drama Comedy Music & Musical Made in Europe
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.
WriterLee Hall
Production DesignerMaria Djurkovic

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Awards & Festivals
Won BAFTA Award for Best British Film
Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated European Film Award for Best Actor
Nominated European Film Award for Best Film
Nominated European Film Award for Best Actress
Nominated Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Nominated Academy Award for Best Director
Selection 13th European Film Awards
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