Kes (1970)

EnglishFilm1970111 minDrama★ 7.4/10

They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit.

Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes. Helped and encouraged by his English teacher and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence.

Directed by

Ken Loach

Starring

David Bradley, Freddie Fletcher, Lynne Perrie

Music

John Cameron

Released

1970-04-03

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