Kes / Woodfall Films presents a Kestrel Films production ; adapted by Barry Hines, Ken Loach, Tony Garnett ; directed by Ken Loach ; produced by Tony Garnett.

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A portrait of working-class Northern England. Billy is a fifteen-year-old miner's son whose close bond with a wild kestrel provides him with a spiritual escape from his dead-end life.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Woodfall Film Productions Kestrel Films Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Loach, Ken, 1936- Garnett, Tony Bradley, David, 1953- Welland, Colin Perrie, Lynne, 1931-2006 Fletcher, Freddie Glover, Brian, 1934-1997 Bowes, Bob Cameron, John, 1944- Hines, Barry, 1939-
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	[United States] : Criterion Collection, [2011]
Edition:	Director-approved special edition.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 561. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Hines, Barry, > 1939- > Film adaptations. Coal mines and mining > England > Barnsley (South Yorkshire) > Drama. Working class > England > Barnsley (South Yorkshire) > Drama. Teenage boys > England > Barnsley (South Yorkshire) > Drama. Kestrels > Drama. Falconry > Drama. Wildlife rehabilitation > Drama. Barnsley (South Yorkshire, England) > Social conditions > Drama. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Format:	Video DVD