Kes

This is director Ken Loach's second feature and his first breakout film, Kes (1969), is an impressive depiction of the life of a working class boy growing up in Yorshire. In the film Billy (David Bradley) suffers humiliations from teachers and fellow students alike. Then he finds a kestrel falcon that he trains and finds escape, satisfaction, and a respite from his hard life that includes getting up early to do a paper route before school. However, this is a hardscrabble community and tragedy is always waiting to strike. That being, it is a moving story of discovery and passion in a child's life.