KES

1969
directed by Ken Loach
Based on Barry Hines’ novel A Kestrel for a Knave

It takes place near Barnsley in South Yorkshire.

Billy Casper
• enthuastic and curious – he listens to the shipping forecast
German Bight
he is interested in falconry

• comprehensive school – C-stream

headmaster, physical education teacher – strict and indifferent

• English teacher – encouraging

• Youth employment – career advisor
no prospect of developing his skills

Working class culture – socialising patterns

Jud – cruel

countryside – freedom

Kes as a symbol of freedom

• loss of hope
• loss of innocence
• loss of enthusiasm
Is social mobility possible for Billy?