Billy Elliot
Director: Stephen Daldry
Cast: Billy Fane, Gary Lewis, Jamie Bell, Jamie Draven, Jean Heywood, Julie Walters, Mike Elliot, Stuart Wells
Synopsis:
Cast: Billy Fane, Gary Lewis, Jamie Bell, Jamie Draven, Jean Heywood, Julie Walters, Mike Elliot, Stuart Wells
Synopsis:
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 stubbles 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 the audition is for the royal Ballet school in London.
MRQE Metric: 73
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