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Billy Elliot
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Who it's for
Billy Elliot challenges rigid ideas of masculinity through a boy who discovers ballet in a mining town where men are expected to box and strike.
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Feelings it meets
What it is
Directed by Stephen Daldry from Lee Hall's screenplay, Billy Elliot is set in County Durham during the 1984–85 miners' strike. Eleven-year-old Billy lives with his widowed father Jackie and older brother Tony, both striking miners, and his grandmother.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: A mother's death and police violence.
Age: R (MPAA; for language; UK 15)
Men's vows are women's traitors!William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act 3, Scene 4
