Billy Elliot

Billy Elliot - 2000 | 110 mins | Drama | Colour

The Production Team

Director: Stephen Daldry.
Producer: Greg Brenman and Jonathan Finn.
Script: Lee Hall.
Cinematography: Brian Tufano.
Editing: John Wilson.
Art Direction: Adam O'Neil.
Production Design: Maria Djurkovic.
Costume Design: Stewart Meacham.
Makeup Department: Ivana Primorac and Nikita Rae.
Sound: Zane Hayward.
Original Music: Stephen Warbeck.
Music Direction: Nick Ingman.

The Cast

Julie Walters - Mrs. Wilkinson
Gary Lewis - Dad
Jamie Draven -Tony
Jamie Bell - Billy Elliot
Adam Cooper - Billy aged 25
Stuart Wells - Michael

Plot Synopsis

Set in Durham, 1984, when young Billy Elliot (Jamie Bell) chooses ballet classes over boxing lessons his life is changed forever. He decides to keep the lessons secret from his arrow-minded father, a coal miner in the midst of the bitter miners' strike. But with the encouragement and tuition of his ballet instructor (Julie Walters), he is persuaded to try out for the Royal Ballet School in London. Billy must make the choice between family responsibilities and his dreams.