Billy Elliot
Stephen Daldry's much-loved debut feature, set in County Durham at the height of the miners' strike. 11-year-old Billy's father and older brother, miners both, are staunch on the picket lines. His dad has scraped together fees to send Billy to boxing lessons, but the boy discovers a different aptitude: a genius for ballet dancing.
Nominated by
Matt Lucas
Actor/Writer
An unashamedly visceral film about individuality... you couldn't imagine that it was Jamie Bell and Stephen Daldry's feature debuts... read more
| Credits | |
|---|---|
| Director | Stephen Daldry |
| Cast | Jamie Bell, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven, Gary Lewis, Julie Walters |
| Country | UK |
| Year | 2000 |
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I absolutely think this film will last forever. It's a great example of what true strength is, as it breaks so many stereotypes. Male eating disorders and self-image problems among men is always on the rise as they are as surrounded by idealized portrayals as women here.
Plus this is the first film I ever cried in. With the exception of Beauty and the Beast, but that was because I scared rather than touched. ;D
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