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BILLY ELLIOT

Director:

  Stephen Daldry
  

Year Released:

  2000

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Jamie Bell
  Jamie Draven
  Gary Lewis
  Julie Walters
  Stuart Wells
Movie Haiku:The set-up is long but the pay-off is big in this uplifting story of a boy from an English mining town who propels himself into an audition with the Royal Ballet School. Billy's father is first incredulous & then prohibitive, but once he opens his heart, the film takes wings.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2000