Billy Dean Cochran, Bob Bowes, Brian Glover

The adaptation of Barry Hines' book about a boy befriending and caring for a kestrel hawk.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 53 min.

Directed by: Ken Loach

Release Date: January 1, 1969

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  • September 29, 2009
    One of the best films ever made, Ken Loach at his best!
  • April 4, 2008
    A film I'd watched many years ago, which is about more than a boy who trains a bird of prey, it's about a distraction from home and school life, companionship and understanding. The boy who takes the lead part, seems to act very naturally and convincing. I'm sure this film will...( read more) appeal mainly to the English audience.
  • November 20, 2007
    Whoops,...I had never heard of this British gem.

    Well directed drama feels almost entirely undirected. Social-realist look at young boy growing up in a Northern mining town. I thought the domestic scenes a bit cliche, but the school scenes were great and the football scene was...( read more) hilariously on the mark.

    Billy Casper looks just like a young Mark E. Smith of the Fall ... no?
  • November 17, 2007
    beautifully naturalistic film about a boy's relationship with a kestrel. wonderful performances. note: subtitles may be useful for americans at some points
  • June 16, 2007
    If anyone wants to see a classic British film - than this is it.
  • November 3, 2009
    I was amazed at how accurate the movie tells the reality.
  • October 31, 2009
    i want to see this and i cant an now i want to cry
  • September 13, 2009
    Read the book first and the movie lived up to it. Gritty English drama.
  • September 6, 2009
    My first Loach film, and I liked it. A very real portrait of working-class England (or anywhere, for that matter). The child protagonist makes for at least one sympathetic character, and a good vantage point for observing this particular life.
  • April 25, 2009
    No thanks - Not interested

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  • oksijen
    May 9, 2008
    Did you know " kes " means " cut " in Turkish?

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