Kes(1969)
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Enchanting film from famed British social realist director Ken Loach, about a young lad with an unhappy life, who befriends and tames a kestrel hawk.
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Age group7+ years
Duration110 mins
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- Anna, 9
- 13 reviews
Kes is a classic movie, although I found it boring and predictable. It wasn’t all bad though because I thought the mixture of emotions was interesting and shows how lucky we are to live in this day and age…
Kes is about a young boy who dreams of a career in falconry and has always been in awe of birds of prey. He begins to read a book,(which he stole from a local book shop) about falconry before actually capturing a kestrel chick from a nearby park. He achieves his dream of raising a kestrel and training it but his hard work soon goes down the drain.
I have to admit the ending was a bit disappointing and it seemed as though something else was going to happen. I guess it was interesting to see what childhood was like for my mother but still I’m only giving Kes two stars.
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