Kes

1970 · 111 min · EN · PG-13 · 7.4 (466 votes)

Dir. Ken Loach · Starring David Bradley, Freddie Fletcher, Lynne Perrie, Colin Welland, Brian Glover, Bob Bowes · Music John Cameron

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

Drama

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.

VIBE

A raw, unflinching look at working-class youth in Northern England. It's a deeply affecting, often bleak portrayal of finding solace and purpose against overwhelming odds, leaving a lasting, poignant impression.

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