What is the movie Kes about?

Ken Loach’s acclaimed British drama focuses on Billy Casper (David Bradley), a tormented working-class boy who is subjected to abuse both at school and at home. The son of a single mother (Lynne Perrie), 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.
Kes/Film synopsis

Is kes a good film?

“Kes” was directed by Ken Loach, a young British filmmaker who has now made three movies of high quality and disappointing commercial performance. But “Kes” is Loach at his best. He shot it on a very low budget, on location, using most local nonprofessionals as his leads.

What is KES based on?

A Kestrel for a Knave
Kes /kɛs/ is a 1969 British drama film directed by Ken Loach (credited as Kenneth Loach) and produced by Tony Garnett, based on the 1968 novel A Kestrel for a Knave, written by the Hoyland Nether-born author Barry Hines.

What happens at the end of Kes?

To elicit a realistic emotional response for the film’s bleak climax, in which Billy’s self-loathing brother Jud (Freddie Fletcher) kills Kes, Loach approached Fletcher and Bradley in the lunch queue and told Fletcher to go off with Richard Hines and slaughter Hardy for the required corpse.

What age rating is Kes?

PG
When Kes was submitted for video classification in 1987 the ratings system had changed to include categories that the BBFC uses today, i.e. U, PG, 15 and 18. For the video rating the examiners noted the frequent use of mild language, and felt a PG certificate was the most appropriate category. Kes remains a PG today.

When was the film Kes released?

January 1, 1969 (USA)
Kes/Release date

What age group is Kes suitable for?

It’s only for older kids (12-plus), but they will be moved by this fascinating film.

Who kills Kes?

In a confrontation in the airoponics bay, Janeway was forced to kill the older Kes when she was knocked off-balance during a Vidiian attack. She and Tuvok subsequently explained the situation to Kes of the present, who recorded a hologram that would dissuade the Kes of 2376 from making the time jump.

Where is Kes house filmed?

Hoyland. The majority of the film’s locations are in and around the small town of Hoyland, which lies south of Barnsley. My first stop was Casper’s house at 56 Parkside Road. The house has been renovated since filming, perhaps even being a new house entirely judging by the rest of the road.

How old was Dai Bradley in Kes?

68 years (September 27, 1953)
David Bradley/Age

Who wrote Kes?

Barry Hines
Kes/Story by
Barry Hines (1939–2016) was an English author who wrote several popular novels and television scripts. He is best known for the novel A Kestrel for a Knave (1968), which he helped adapt for Ken Loach’s film Kes (1969). Showing 1-1 of 1 item.

Who was the boy in Kes?

In 1969, Ken Loach opened a window onto the world of a working-class, Northern 15-year-old in his film, Kes. David Bradley was brilliantly cast as Billy Casper, a boy with no real prospects who finds a brief respite from life in his relationship with the kestrel he finds and trains.