Kes
“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—until tragedy strikes.
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.
bleakmelancholicheartbreakinggrittyslow-burnkitchen sink realismsocial realismBritish dramacoming-of-ageneglectworking class strugglehope
small towngreat britainnorthern englandsibling relationshipbased on novel or booksingle parentenglandfalcondysfunctional familycoming of ageyorkshiresibling rivalryworking classsingle motherteenage boymining townchildhoodunited kingdom
