Movie
Kes
They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit.
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Kes
Cast
David BradleyBilly
Freddie FletcherJud
Lynne PerrieMrs. Casper
Colin WellandMr. Farthing
Brian GloverMr. Sugden
Bernard AthaYouth Employment OfficerCredits
- Directed by
- Ken Loach
- Written by
- Ken Loach, Tony Garnett, Barry Hines
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
- Woodfall Film ProductionsUnited Kingdom
- Kestrel FilmsUnited Kingdom
