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Kes

Rebellious Billy Casper (David Bradley) finds that training a kestrel takes his mind off his troubled home life and the bullies at school. Set in Barnsley, the film is a gritty, evocative slice of British working-class life in the '60s.

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A heartbreaking story about the need for friendship and love told by one of the greatest filmmakers Britain has ever produced... read more

kes
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DirectorKen Loach
CastDavid Bradley, Freddie Fletcher, Lynne Perrie
CountryUK
Year1969

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