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A scene from Kes. [Photo/Mtime]
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Kes (1969)
Director: Ken Loach
Country: United Kingdom
Storyline:
Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old Yorkshire boy from a working-class family, finds peace in taming and training his pet kestrel falcon, Kes. With encouragement from his English teacher, Mr Farthing, and his fellow students, Billy eventually discovers a positive purpose to his unfortunate existence, until tragedy strikes.