Merelina Kendall

Inspiring drama about an English youth who defies convention in his working class town by pursuing his natural talent for ballet dancing. Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis and Julie Walters star in this Oscar(R)-nominated drama.

"Two Thumbs Up!" rave Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper and the Movies. Billy Elliot is the heartwarming story of a young boy from a working-class family who discovers a passion that will change his life forever. 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. Under the guidance of his teacher, Mrs. Wilkinson (Academy Award® nominee Julie Walters), Billy's raw talent takes flight. But when his father discovers his son's ambition, Billy must fight for his dreams and his destiny. With Oscar®-worthy performances, Rex Reed (The New York Observer) calls "a triumph!" Don't miss Billy Elliot - the triumphant tale of one boy who reaches beyond his place in the world to follow his heart's desire.

When a boy trades boxing school for ballet lessons, he may take his newfound talent all the way to the top - and win over his disapproving father.

Billy Elliot is the triumphant and heartwarming story of an 11-year-old boy from a working-class family who discovers a passion for dance that will change his and his family's lives forever.