Billy Elliot is a 2000 British coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Daldry and written by Lee Hall.
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11 Facts About Billy Elliot
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Billy Elliot received positive critical response and commercial success, earning $109.
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Billy Elliot's father sends him to the gym to learn boxing, but Billy Elliot dislikes the sport.
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Billy Elliot happens to see a ballet class that is using the gym while their usual basement studio is being used temporarily as a soup kitchen for the striking miners.
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Sandra believes that Billy Elliot is talented enough to study at the Royal Ballet School in London, but due to Tony's arrest during a clash between police and striking miners, Billy Elliot misses the audition.
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Sandra tells Jackie about the missed opportunity but, fearing that Billy Elliot will be considered to be gay, both Jackie and Tony are outraged at the prospect of him becoming a professional ballet dancer.
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Billy Elliot is rebuked by the review board and, when asked what it feels like when he is dancing, struggles for words.
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Billy Elliot was heavily influenced by photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen's book Step by Step, about a dancing school in nearby North Shields.
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Billy Elliot premiered on 19 May at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival under the title Dancer.
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Billy Elliot was theatrically released on 29 September 2000 in the United Kingdom by Universal Pictures and Focus Features.
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