Kes

1969 · Directed by Ken Loach · 106 min · drama film, comedy drama, coming-of-age film

★ 7.4/10 · 463 ratings on TMDB

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.