Billy Elliot 2000

7.7/10


IMDB Rating : 7.7


FD Smart Rating : 7.7


Synopsis : When a boy trades boxing school for ballet lessons, he may take his newfound talent all the way to the top - and win over his disapproving father.


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Belgium , France , Australia , Iceland , Lithuania , Netherlands , Russia , South Korea , Sweden , Turkey , United States

Directors:

Stephen Daldry

Creators:

Lee Hall

Languages:

English [Original] , English - Audio Description , Polish , German , Russian , Japanese , European Spanish , French , Turkish , Italian , Spanish

Subtitles:

English , German , Simplified Chinese , Traditional Chinese , Russian , Korean , European Spanish , French , Norwegian , Italian , Vietnamese , Dutch , Danish , Icelandic , Indonesian , Finnish , Swedish

Genres:

Drama, Music

Release Date:

2000

Run Time:

1h50m

Maturity Rating:

Recommended for Mature Audiences

County Durham, during the endless, violent 1984 strike against the Thatcher closure of British coal mines. Widower Jackie Elliot and his firstborn, fellow miner Tony, take a dim view of 11 year-old second son Billy's poor record in boxing class, which worsens when they discover he sneakily transferred to the neighboring, otherwise girls-only-attended ballet class. Only one schoolmate, closet-gay Michael Caffrey, encourages Billy's desire, aroused by the teacher, who judged him talented enough for private lesson, to train and try out for the world-renowned Royal Ballet audition. Only the prospect of a fancy career unimagined in the pauper quarter may twist pa and big brother's opposition to indispensable support.