Drama
KES
"They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit."
19701h 51m7.4 TMDb
Directed by Ken Loach
Spoiler-Free
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.
Cast
David Bradley
Billy
Freddie Fletcher
Jud
Lynne Perrie
Mrs. Casper
Colin Welland
Mr. Farthing
Brian Glover
Mr. Sugden
Bob Bowes
Mr. Gryce
Bernard Atha
Youth Employment Officer
Laurence Bould
Movie Vibe
Suspense5
Emotion8.1
Complexity7.3
Humor5.2
Realism7.6
Action5
Darkness5
Who would enjoy this
Recommended for
- ✓fans of character-driven stories
May not appeal to
- –those seeking nonstop action
- –fans of purely lighthearted entertainment
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