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Billy Elliot (Jamie Bell) is an 11-year-old boy living in northeast England in the mid-1980s. While his gruff father and brother are taking part in a massive coal miners strike, Billy goes to boxing lessons and furtively plays his dead mother's piano out of loneliness. One day Billy notices a ballet class nearby. Intrigued, he begins practicing and taking lessons from Mrs. Wilkinson (Julie Walters), a tough-minded teacher. Billy begins to fall in love with ballet but keeps his lessons a secret from his family, who struggle to put food on the table while the strike drags on. When his father finally learns the truth, a family crisis erupts, and Billy struggles to prove that dancing is more than just a hobby--it's his dream. BILLY ELLIOT is a touching and heartwarming story that avoids cliches by setting the story in the grim mining town of northern England amid economic hardship and sacrifice, showing the joy and release that dancing provides for Billy. Newcomer Jamie Bell, who does all his own dancing in the film, deserves special credit for his performance as Billy.Product Identifiers
ProducerJohn Finn, Greg Brenman
EAN5050582849592
eBay Product ID (ePID)102211591
Product Key Features
ActorJean Heywood, Stuart Wells, Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis, Julie Walters, Nicola Blackwell, Jamie Draven
Film/TV TitleBilly Elliot
DirectorStephen Daldry
FormatBlu-ray
Release Year2011
LanguageEnglish
GenreDrama, General
Run Time106 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Number of Discs1
ReviewsNew York Times - ...Stephen Daldry anchors [the film's] melodramatic formula in tough, heartfelt realism....Jamie Bell [conveys a] convincing mixture of sullenness and innocent charm..., USA Today - "...If Dickens had written FLASHDANCE after seeing THE FULL MONTY, it probably would have come out something like this infectious, feel-good bundle of ambition in the face of adversity..." -- 3.5 out of 4 stars, Entertainment Weekly - ...An inspirational Brit-prole dance fable..., Rolling Stone - ...Daldry scores a sensational film debut....Bell explodes onscreen in a performance that cuts to the heart..., Box Office - ...Gracefully executed....The fleet-footed BILLY ELLIOT illustrates how classic storylines, in the right hands, can work over and over again..., Total Film - "...A heartwarming, toe-tapping delight....Daldry elicits a star-making turn from 14-year-old newcomer Jamie Bell..." -- 4 out of 5 stars
AwardsBest Actor 2000 - Jamie Bell, Best Supporting Actress 2000 - Julie Walters
ScreenwriterLee Hall
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleBilly Elliot
Consumer AdviceContains strong language