Kes

Kes

They broke his heart but they couldn’t break his spirit.
19701h 51minDrama MoviesEnglish
7.5

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—until tragedy strikes.

WriterBarry Hines
DirectorKen Loach
ActorDavid Bradley, Freddie Fletcher, Lynne Perrie
CountryUnited Kingdom
ProductionWoodfall Film Productions