Editor: Amsterdam's EYE Film Institute features classic Ken Loach film 'Kes' on 19th and 24th - 30th November. Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper ( David Bradley ),
a 15-year-old working-cla... moreAmsterdam's EYE Film Institute features classic Ken Loach film 'Kes' on 19th and 24th - 30th November. Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper ( David Bradley ),
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 Mr. Farthing ( Colin Welland ) and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence, until tragedy strikes. less