Kes (1970)

Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes. Helped and encouraged by his English teacher and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after Kes

• I, Daniel Blake (2016) — Same subject: northern england, single mother
• The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) — Same subject: sibling relationship, england
• Sorry We Missed You (2019) — Ken Loach directed both
• The Browning Version (1951)
• Bloody Sunday (2002)
• Oliver Twist (1948) — Same subject: england