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Kes

Kes

Apr 3, 1970
111 min
Drama
7.4/ 10
415 votes

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.

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7.4/10
415 votes
IMDB
7.9/10
23,529 votes
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100%
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Won 2 BAFTA 6 wins & 5 nominations total

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

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Released

Original Language

en

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Woodfall Film ProductionsKestrel Films

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