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Kes (1970) [PG-13]

Release Date:
April 3, 1970

Original Title:
Kes

Alternate Titles:
Kes - Haukungen
Kess
Os Dois Indomáveis
케스

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Kestrel Films Ltd.
Woodfall Film Productions

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: PG  FR: U  GB: U  HU: 16  IE: 12  NL: 12|16  PL: 16  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 111

They broke his heart but they couldn’t break his spirit.

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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—until tragedy strikes.

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British Film Institute (BFI)
2012
#75		 Directors' Top 100 Poll
Greatest Films of All Time

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Adaptation:
Barry Hines

Assistant Editor:
Franco Rosso

Director:
Ken Loach

Director of Photography:
Chris Menges

Editor:
Roy Watts

Novel:
Barry Hines

Original Music Composer:
John Cameron

Producer:
Tony Garnett

Screenplay:
Tony Garnett
Ken Loach

Still Photographer:
Arthur Evans

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