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The life of a miner's son in Northern England is forever changed one day when he stumbles upon a ballet class on his way to boxing lessons. Joining the class and keeping it a secret from his widowed father and overbearing brother, 11-year-old Billy finds himself in dance, demonstrating the kind of raw talent seldom seen by the class's exacting instructor, Mrs. Wilkinson. She encourages him to try out for the Royal Ballet. But when his father and brother find out and forbid him to continue, Billy is torn between his responsibility to his family and to the gift with which he has been blessed. His overwhelming desire to dance has become much more to him that simply a means of self-expression. It is his passion and it is his destiny.

Production
Arts Council of England [gb](in association with) (presents); BBC Films [gb](presents); Studio Canal [fr](A Canal+ Company); Tiger Aspect Productions [gb](as A Tiger Aspect Pictures Production); WT2 Productions [gb](in association with) (as WT²); Working Title Films [gb](presents);

Cast Names
Martin L. Evans; Darren J. Fawthrop; Adam Galbraith; Ken Richardson; Leonard Silver; Lee Smikle; Damian Winter-Higgins; Sharon Percy; Jamie Bell; Jean Heywood; Jamie Draven; Gary Lewis; Stuart Wells; Mike Elliot; Billy Fane; Nicola Blackwell; Julie Walters; Carol McGuigan; Joe Renton; Colin MacLachlan; Janine Birkett; Trevor Fox; Charlie Hardwick; Denny Ferguson; Dennis Lingard; Matthew James Thomas; Stephen Mangan; Paul Ridley; Patrick Malahide; Barbara Leigh-Hunt;

Box Office
USD 21,994,911

Release Date
2000-10-12 (Austin Film Festival)
2000-10-13 (limited)

Genres
Comedy; Drama; Music;

MPAA Rating [?]
Rated PG-13 for some thematic material. (edited version)
Rated R for language.

Running Time
1 hr. 50 min.

Director
Stephen Daldry

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i thoght it was an excellent movie. it had so much drama in it, also it is very humourous.

amy dwyer ireland (sligo)
5:19am on Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

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