Kes

1970 · 111 min · ★ 7.4 / 10 · 464 votes

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.

Cast

David Bradley · Freddie Fletcher · Lynne Perrie · Colin Welland · Brian Glover · Bob Bowes · Bernard Atha · Laurence Bould · Joey Kaye · Ted Carroll

Director

Ken Loach