# Kes (1970)

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**Runtime**: 111 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Ken Loach
**Written by**: Ken Loach, Tony Garnett
**Starring**: David Bradley, Freddie Fletcher, Lynne Perrie, Colin Welland, Brian Glover, Bob Bowes

> *They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Oliver Twist meets The 400 Blows. Billy Casper finds solace in training a kestrel falcon. Ken Loach delivers 1970s British realism.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, raw, tender

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