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Kes
(1969)
Ken Loach's acclaimed British drama focuses on Billy Casper, a tormented working-class boy, who is subjected to abuse both at school and at home. Billy's existence is mostly bleak until he takes up an interest in falconry and begins training a kestrel that he finds on a nearby farm. While Billy forms a close bond with the falcon, his hardscrabble life and harsh environment prove to be a challenge to the boy and his bird. (Adapted from the Barry Hines novel 'A Kestrel For A Knave'.)