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Kes

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This film has a couple of uses of moderate bad language

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KesRating: PG 9+

3.0119 out of 5 252 Votes (Members)
Duration
110 mins
Year
1969
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Based on the famous novel by Barry Hines, Kes: A Kestrel for a Knave, the stunning yet bleak film version centres around Billy Casper - a young lad who seems to have nothing going for him. He's picked on by his teachers and classmates, he's tormented by his older brother, and he's ignored by his mother. But then, all alone in the world, Billy finds a kestrel hawk - and manages to befriend and tame it.

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What you say

  • Outstanding! A great film which captures the experiences of a school boy in the 1960s. I really loved the football match!

    David (Teacher)

Reviews

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  • Abdi , 15

    4 out of 5
    By
    Abdi , 15
    Date
    2011-11-25 18:12:38

    the movie kes was gritty and realistics plus it touched on very controversial topics like child-care and child labour like when billy was going to a job interview where the interviewer was rushing billy on what to do for work and billy was confused on what he wanted to do because he was only young and confused. most of the teachers were mean to billy because of his background and his abilities and the fact that he gets tired from his daily which consist him of waking up early in the morning and running to the newspaper store and doing a round then walking to school, so you can understand how hard it is for him but when he meets kes (his pet bird) he makes an extroadinary friendship with it. the happy scenes were rare in this film but there was happy scene like when he is talking about his pet bird and also when his teacher came to him when he was training his bird.at the end billy's dumb brother killed the bird, there was a big fight and at the end billy finds the bird and it was lifeless and still. the funny part was the football game and the teacher had bad sportmanship plus he was cruel to billy when told him to have a COLD shower. WARNING MAY CONTAIN VIOLENCE, GRAPHIC NUDITY AND BAD LANGUAGE

  • Artibella, 10

    3 out of 5
    By
    Artibella, 10
    Date
    2011-11-25 12:11:02

    On 23rd of November the yer 5's were treated to a wonderful movie called Kes, at the Lexi cinema. Kes is about a boy called Billy Casper who is 11 years old who has a majestic bird called Kes, Kes was a kestril. Kes was made in the late 1960's.
    Billy, was extremly bullied at school and at home. At school, he was pushed around and when he got home he was brought back to him misery. My most memorable part was when the litracy teacher helped Billy with his problems. Billy and Kes grew amzingly close, but Jud ( Billy's brother ) didn't care about the kestril.
    I think it was a good film although there was a few inappropriate parts. I rate this movie a
    6 and a 1/2 out of 10 beacause some parts made me laugh. I hope you enjoy the film as much as i did! Overall I very much liked it, although the Yorkshiere accsent was hard to understand at first.
    Reviewed By Artibella.

  • Toby, 9

    3 out of 5
    By
    Toby, 9
    Date
    2011-11-19 15:45:37

    Kes was a sad but powerful film about a boys pet kestrel.I give it 7 out of 10 and recomend it to ages of 8-13.

  • sam, 12

    5 out of 5
    By
    sam, 12
    Date
    2011-11-15 17:20:42

    it was really dood

  • Robert, 10

    5 out of 5
    By
    Robert, 10
    Date
    2011-11-13 15:06:43

    it is really interesting and I realllly llllllove iiittt it is fabilybubblelistic but that is just me it deservs 5/5

  • Vicky, 13

    2 out of 5
    By
    Vicky, 13
    Date
    2011-11-11 16:56:24

    this film was kinda funny but it was a bit boring

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