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Kes

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

PG-13 Drama

Starring: David Bradley, Freddie Fletcher, Lynne Perrie, Colin Welland, Brian Glover

Writer: Barry Hines, Barry Hines, Ken Loach, Tony Garnett

Release Date:
April 3, 1970
Ratings:
7.4 / 10
Director:
Ken Loach
Companies:
Woodfall Film Productions

Overview

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.