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7.4Bullied 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.
Released: 1970-04-03111 minDir: Ken LoachDrama
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Cast
- David Bradley as Billy
- Freddie Fletcher as Jud
- Lynne Perrie as Mrs. Casper
- Colin Welland as Mr. Farthing
- Brian Glover as Mr. Sugden
- Bob Bowes as Mr. Gryce
Themes
- small town
- great britain
- northern england
- sibling relationship
- based on novel or book
- single parent
- england
- falcon
- dysfunctional family
- coming of age
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Ratings
IMDb
7.9/10
25,105 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Year
- 1969
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Drama, Family
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Won 2 BAFTA 6 wins & 5 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Award
- Crystal Globe
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Ken Loach
- Screenwriter
- Tony Garnett
- Cast member
- Duggie Brown
- Composer
- John Cameron
- Producer
- Tony Garnett
- Cinematographer
- Chris Menges
- Narrative location
- Barnsley
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 499038
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- publication date
- 1970-09-21
- title
- Kes
- distributed by
- United Artists
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 100%
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