Kes (1970)
1970-04-03 • Drama • 1h51m • Released
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They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit.
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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.
Woodfall Film Productions, Kestrel Films
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