A working-class English boy spends his free time caring for and training his pet kestrel.
Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper (David Bradley), 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 Mr. Farthing (Colin Welland) and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence, until tragedy strikes.
Kes (1969), directed by Ken Loach, is a powerful coming-of-age British drama based on the novel A Kestrel for a Knave. Set in a working-class Yorkshire town, the film follows Billy Casper, a troubled 15-year-old boy struggling with neglect at home and bullying at school. When Billy finds and begins training a young kestrel falcon, he discovers a rare sense of purpose and freedom amidst his bleak surroundings. With raw realism and emotional depth, Kes explores themes of hope, hardship, and personal resilience as a young life seeks meaning in a harsh world.
Director: Ken Loach
Writers: Barry Hines, Ken Loach, Tony Garnett
Stars: David Bradley, Brian Glover, Freddie Fletcher
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school, teacher, british new wave, kestrel, boy, boys, neglected child, sibling rivalry, sadistic teacher, bullying, based on novel, child abuse, mother son relationship, single mother,
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