Word: earthborn
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...kestrel's nest and becomes intrigued with the bird's grace, its power and freedom. He steals a book on falconry, steals one of the kestrel's offspring and proceeds, with quiet dedication, to train the bird, which he calls Kes. The obvious contrast between earthborn Billy and skyborne Kes is stressed to the breaking point and beyond. The entire film harks back to the angry young man movies of the early '60s, but Director Ken Loach still conjures up some forceful moments. The casual sadism of schoolmasters, the brutality of one child to another...