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.

Release Date: 1970-04-03

Genres: Drama

Director: Ken Loach

Actors: David Bradley ,Freddie Fletcher ,Lynne Perrie ,Colin Welland ,Brian Glover ,Bob Bowes ,Bernard Atha ,Joey Kaye ,Bill Dean ,Duggie Brown

Duration: 1h 51m

IMDB rating: 7.5