Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper (David Bradley), 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 (Colin Welland) and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence, until tragedy strikes.... (Full plot summary below)
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Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper (David Bradley), 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 (Colin Welland) and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence, until tragedy strikes.
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| Time OutGeoff AndrewTerrific performances, illuminated by Chris Menges' naturalistic but often evocative photography. |
| Empire MagazineNeil JeffriesUnforgettable when it first appeared 30 years ago, Kes remains something of a landmark. |
| Daily Express (UK)Caroline JowettA film that captures Loach's ability to find the extraordinary drama in ordinary lives. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames KendrickLoach handles the film with a deft touch that balances the pathos and inherent sadness of Billy's predicament without sliding into complete emotional despair |
| Total FilmPhilip KempFunny, sad, bitingly authentic, Kes resonates with Loach's anger at the way many kids grow up into narrow, option-free lives. |
| Independent (UK)Anthony QuinnLoach's beady eye catches it all, but it's the casting of Bradley that was his masterstroke. |
| London Evening StandardCharlotte O'SullivanJaunty, sad, poetic, Kes is so humane it makes you tremble. |
| Slant MagazineChris CabinThe politics of the schoolyard are more important than the politics of London in Kes, and though he finds himself continuously ridiculed, Billy can always come back to his beloved kestrel. |
| Time OutDave CalhounKes is one of the most astute, engaged films about education and what it takes for kids to be excited about learning or passionate about anything, really, whether in the classroom or roaming the fields with a feathered friend. |
| Radio TimesDavid ParkinsonKen Loach seems to acquire a surer mastery of his art with each picture, yet this, one of his earliest features, is still one of his best. |
