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    Kes

    Kes

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

    1970

    1:51:49

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    7.5/10 (404)

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    Kes

    Genre

    Drama

    Plot

    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.

    Director

    Ken Loach

    Writers

    Barry Hines, Barry Hines, Tony Garnett, Ken Loach,

    Stars

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