Waar kijk je Billy Elliot?
Billy Elliot (2000) staat nu in Nederland op Prime Video, Videoland, Netflix.
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcomi…
Onze korte recensie
Stephen Daldry's directorial debut soars on Billy's explosive dance sequences and the film's clear-eyed refusal to sentimentalize working-class struggle, though the supporting characters occasionally flatten into well-meaning stereotypes.
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