Kes (1969)

Directed by Ken Loach. Named by the British Film Institute as one of the ten best British films of the century.

Please RSVP on Meetup if you plan to attend! Buy your ticket in advance at the link below. We'll meet at the entrance to the movie theater at 18:00. The screening begins at 18:30.

Ken Loach’s Kes, is cinema’s quintessential portrait of working-class Northern England. Billy (an astonishingly naturalistic David Bradley) 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. Kes brought to the big screen the sociopolitical engagement Loach had established in his work for the BBC, and pushed the British “angry young man” film of the sixties into a new realm of authenticity, using real locations and nonprofessional actors. Loach’s poignant coming-of-age drama remains the now legendary director’s most beloved and influential film.

Source: The Criterion Collection

Please buy your ticket online in advance to secure your spot. Seats cannot be reserved online, so we will coordinate seating arrangements at the theater before the screening. It's important to arrive early to pick up your tickets, so please be at Xenix by 18:15 at the latest. After the movie, we'll gather in the lobby for a beverage and discussion of the film.