Kes

The story of a neglected child in Britain. A boy finds himself briefly through the training of a kestral (a small European falcon), but is essentially doomed by his place in society. Filmed with nonprofessional actors in the county of Yorkshire. (Does not circulate)

Fifteen-year-old Billy Casper has little hope in life. He is picked on by his abusive half-brother, Jud, and at school. One day, Billy takes a kestrel from a nest on a farm. His interest in learning falconry prompts him to steal a book on the subject from a secondhand book shop. As the relationship between Billy and the bird improves, so does Billy's outlook and horizons.