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The film is too oddball for the multiplex but its deft genre mash-up — switching lanes from pulpy gangster movie to gender confusion drama to full-on farce — could appeal ...
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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 .
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.
- Stephen Daldry
- 8 min
Billy Elliot (2000) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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 ...
- Directed by Stephen Daldry
- Historical Significance
- Award-Winning Performances
- Dismantling Toxic Views of Traditional Masculinity
Billy Elliot is very much a British film — not only does it take place in County Durham in North East England, but the film was expertly directed by an English director, none other than Stephen Daldry. To date, Daldry has received three Academy Awards nominations for Best Director, for films Billy Elliot (2000), The Hours (2002) and The Reader(2008...
Billy Elliot's tie-in to the 1984-1985 miners' strikein England is effective in evoking Billy's quest for his true talent. This is because the tyrant that is the society around him tries to pull him back to the way of life led by his brother and father. If teenagers and youngsters can get past the characters' "F-word" usage throughout, then the fil...
Around 2000 boys were reportedly considered for the role of Billy before Bell was chosen for the role. Jamie Bell became the youngest winner of Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 2001 BAFTA Awards. The film also earned three Academy Award nominations that year, including for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress in a Supporting ...
In the story, Billy's father equates male ballet dancers with homosexuality. In 1984, and perhaps also in 2000 upon the film's release, it was important to tell boys they can explore interests that are coded as feminine and still identify as straight. In the film, Billy's best friend Michael (Stuart Wells) is gay — who reaches the high point of his...
- Stephen Daldry
- Film Critic And Entertainment Reporter
- Jamie Bell
Oct 13, 2000 · 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.
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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.
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