Delightful drama set during the 1984-5 miners' strike, starring Julie Walters. Eleven-year-old
Billy Elliot faces a grim life in a northern colliery. Then he discovers an unlikely love for ballet and, urged on by formidable dance teacher Mrs Wilkinson , seeks to improve his prospects. Review page 60.
Director Stephen Daldry (2000, 15) Film Highlights: page 53