Kes

Sunday 18th February 12:00 PM - Alhambra
Kes
Director:Ken Loach
Cert:PG Year: 1969 Length:111mins
Country:UK
Regularly voted one of the greatest British films of all time. Billy Casper, a Barnsley lad who doesn't want to go 'darn t'pit' finds a refuge from street-life in training a wild kestrel. David Bradley is stunning as Billy. The stinging unsentimental realism of the drama amid the south Yorkshire landscape is marvellously brought to life through Chris Menges' camerawork.

Score

73.15%

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