Billy Elliot (edition 2000)

by Stephen Daldry (Director)

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Title:	Billy Elliot
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Billy Elliot [movie] by Stephen Daldry

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A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.

Director: Stephen Daldry
Writer: Lee Hall
Stars: Jamie Bell, Julie Walters and Jean Heywood

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Bell, Jamie	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Eleven-year-old miner's son Billy Elliot is on his way to boxing lessons when he stumbles upon a ballet class. Billy secretly joins the class, knowing that his blue-collar family would never understand.

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