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Kes (1970)
“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.
Kes is a 1970 movie. Genres: Drama. Directed by Ken Loach. Main cast: David Bradley, Freddie Fletcher, Lynne Perrie, Colin Welland, Brian Glover. Runtime: 113 minutes. Its average rating is 7.4 out of 10, from 458 votes.
Release dateApril 3, 1970
Runtime1 h 53 min
DirectorKen Loach
ScreenplayBarry Hines, Tony Garnett
Original languageEN
IMDbtt0064541
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Based on novel or bookBirdBleakBrother brother relationshipChildhoodComing of ageDysfunctional familyEnglandFalconFalconryGreat britainKestrel
