Kes ( 1970 )

"They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit."

★7.5 /10 _(397.0)

111 min ● Apr 3, 1970 ● English

Overview

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.