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Set in northern England during the 1984 miner's strike, "Billy Elliot" tells the story of a young working class boy who chooses not to follow his widowed father's instructions to train to be a boxer. Instead, fascinated by the ballet class sharing the same building as his gym, Billy hangs up his gloves to pursue dreams of being a dancer. But even as he discovers his virtuoso gift for ballet he must hide his triumph from his father and brother -- both miners on strike struggling to keep food on the table. A hit at last years Cannes Film Festival and a smash success in the UK just one week into its premiere, "Billy Elliot" is being hailed as one of the best films of the year.
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Billy Elliot, Lee Hall
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- Released
- 2000
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- Title
- Billy Elliot
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Lee Hall
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Released
- 2000
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 97
- ISBN10
- 0571207030
- ISBN13
- 9780571207039
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Young Adult, Family, Contemporary Fiction, LGBTQ+, School, England, Great Britain, Theatre Plays, Coming Of Age, Teens, Courage, Passion, Homosexuality, Career, Dance, Oppression, Musicals, Boxing
- Original title
- Billy Elliot
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- Set in northern England during the 1984 miner's strike, "Billy Elliot" tells the story of a young working class boy who chooses not to follow his widowed father's instructions to train to be a boxer. Instead, fascinated by the ballet class sharing the same building as his gym, Billy hangs up his gloves to pursue dreams of being a dancer. But even as he discovers his virtuoso gift for ballet he must hide his triumph from his father and brother -- both miners on strike struggling to keep food on the table. A hit at last years Cannes Film Festival and a smash success in the UK just one week into its premiere, "Billy Elliot" is being hailed as one of the best films of the year.