Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Kes easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Kes end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Kes

Name: Kes
Genre: Drama
Released: 1970
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: David Bradley, Freddie Fletcher, Lynne Perrie, Colin Welland, Brian Glover

They beat him. They deprived him. They ridiculed him. They broke his heart. But they couldn’t break his spirit.

Directed by Ken Loach

Produced by Woodfall Film Productions, Kestrel Films

1970111 min7.4 / 10

A gritty, melancholic coming-of-age story about a neglected working-class boy who finds dignity and purpose through his bond with a wild kestrel, set against the bleak landscape of industrial Yorkshire.

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.

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Questions people ask

Is Kes sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Kes violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Kes easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Kes end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Kes scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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