Film Description
- Year: 1969
- Length: 111 Minutes
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Ken Loach
- Screenwriter: Barry Hines, Ken Loach, Tony Garnett
- Cinematographer: Chris Menges
- Cast: David Bradley, Freddie Fletcher, Lynne Perrie, Colin Welland, Brian Glover
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 Mr. Farthing and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence, until tragedy strikes.