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Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot - 2000 7.596

Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it.

Overview:

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.
Status: Released
Release: 2000-09-28
Runtime: 110 minutes
Ratings: 7.596
Vote Counts: 3942
Budget: 5000000 $
Revenue: 109280263 $
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