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.

Jamie Bell
as Billy Elliot

Gary Lewis
as Jackie Elliot

Julie Walters
as Mrs Wilkinson

Jean Heywood
as Grandma

Jamie Draven
as Tony Elliot

Stuart Wells
as Michael Caffrey

Mike Elliot
as George Watson

Billy Fane
as Mr Braithwaite

Nicola Blackwell
as Debbie Wilkinson

Carol McGuigan
as Librarian
CinemaSerf
I hadn't seen this film since it was released when it was shown recently as a part of the Glasgow Youth Film Festival. The fact that it was chosen by the kids of today in what would have been just as unlikely a setting for this film as the North of England speaks volumes as to it's effect on challen...