Kes,
the
1969 British working class drama, is still timeless to this day, with its
phenomenal use of lighting and directing which is elevated by the acting. The
film follows Billy a 15 year old boy stuck in a perpetual cycle of abuse,
neglect, and stagnation. These elements hound from him every facet of his life,
from his abusive older brother Jed, his lackadaisical mother, and tormenting
school teachers. His fate seems to be resigned to working in the coal mines near his house, until a fateful hawk enters his life.
