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Billy Elliot
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Director:
Stephen Daldry
Cast:
Jamie Bell / Julie Walters
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Description: Set to against with in the background of the 1984 Miner Strike, Billy Elliot is an 11 year old boy who stumbles out of the boxing ring and onto the ballet floor. He faces many trials and triumphs as he strives to conquer his family is set ways,to inner conflict, and standing on his toes 1984: In a northern England mining town, miners are on strike and the atmosphere is tense. Eleven year old Billy Elliot, whose father and brother are participating in the strike, whose mother has died quite some time ago and whose grandmother is not completely aware of what is going on, does not like the brutal boxing lessons at school. Instead, he falls for the girls ballet lessons. When his folks find out about this unusual love of his, Billy is in trouble. Being supported by the ballet teacher, Mrs. Wilkinson, he keeps on training secretly while the work situation as well as the problems at home get worse.The ballet mistress soon realises he has real potential, but no-one, least of all his family, is likely to go along with a lad doing dancing.
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