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Certificate 15

Cast Jamie Bell Gary Lewis Julie Walters Jamie Draven Jean Heywood Stuart Wells Mike Elliot Jean Haywood Jamie Bell

Directors Stephen Daldry

Screenwriters Lee Hall

Running Time 110 minutes

Billy Elliot
Feel-good kitchen-sink drama set during the 1984 miners' strike.

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A miner's son dreams of becoming a ballet dancer.

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