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Kes (1969) is a British film by director Ken Loach and producer Tony Garnett. Set in Barnsley, the film contains broad Yorkshire dialect, on a level that is now dying out across even the mining parts of the county.

The film focuses on Billy Casper, who has little hope in life beyond becoming a coal miner and is bullied both at home and at school. He is mischievous himself - often being in trouble at school for smoking and misbehaving. He finds an outlet in life through training a Kestrel that he took from a nest a farm. There is a strong concentration on falconry and respect for the bird and that falconry isn't about taming the bird or making it do tricks.

The novel on which the film is based, A Kestrel for a Knave was written by Barry Hines in the 60s. Both the film and the book are slow-moving and provide an authentic portrait of life in the mining areas of Yorkshire around the time.

Wildlife conservationists have waged campaigns against this film, saying that it encouraged children and teenagers who had not had training in falconry, to take kestrels from the wild and to try to tame them.

Books On The Film

Life after Kes is the complete story surrounding Ken Loach’s gritty northern classic Kes. It is extensively researched and features interviews, by the author, from the cast, crew and extras including Ken Loach, Barry Hines, Tony Garnett, David Bradley, Colin Welland, Brian Glover, Chris Menges, John Cameron and many more.

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