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Rating: 7.477/10 by 387 users

Kes (1970)

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.

Directing:
  • Ken Loach
Writing:
  • Barry Hines
  • Barry Hines
  • Ken Loach
  • Tony Garnett
Stars:
Release Date: Fri, Apr 03, 1970

Rating: 7.477/10 by 387 users

Alternative Title:
Kess - LV
케스 - KR
Os Dois Indomáveis - PT
Kes - Haukungen - NO

Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 51 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: small town, great britain, northern england, sibling relationship, based on novel or book, single parent, england, falcon, dysfunctional family, coming of age, yorkshire, sibling rivalry, working class, single mother, teenage boy, mining town, childhood, united kingdom, neglected child, kitchen sink realism, newspaper boy, bleak, brother brother relationship, bird, kestrel, falconry

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