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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.
DirectorKen Loach
ProducersTony Garnett
ScreenplayKen Loach, Tony Garnett
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LanguageEnglish
Production companiesWoodfall Film Productions, Kestrel Films
TaglineThey beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit.
