Drama

Kes (1970)

Name: Kes
Genre: Drama
Released: 1970-04-03
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: David Bradley, Freddie Fletcher, Lynne Perrie, Colin Welland, Brian Glover

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

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1h 51m English Released

Director: Ken Loach

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.