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Director: Kenneth Loach
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From Time Out Film Guide
Barry Hines' novel, about a young schoolboy in Barnsley who attempts to escape the tedium and meaninglessness of his uninviting working-class future by caring for and training a kestrel that he finds, is never allowed to fall into undue sentimentality by Loach's low-key direction (his first feature). Rather than a tale of a boy and his pet, the film is a lucid and moving examination of the narrow options open to people without money, family stability and support, or education. Terrific performances, illuminated by Chris Menges' naturalistic but often evocative photography.Author: GA
User reviews of this film
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- IzzyC said...
- Posted on Oct 16 2009 21:49 At all levels... an amazing film! (Forty years ago? and doesn't feel a day old).
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- Chaipup said...
- Posted on Jun 05 2009 19:30 Phillip Donald: For somebody who can't even write a coherent sentence I'm sure nobody will take your review as anything but childish. This film should be a national treasure. Ken Loach uses real people as the main characters in this film. This is where the film gets its true authenticity.
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- Phillip Donald said...
- Posted on Jan 22 2009 19:30 The uneventful film was a complete waste of my life all the actors have drastic speaking problems, and this is homework even flippin worse
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Cast & crew
Director: Kenneth Loach
Producer: Tony Garnett
Cast: David Bradley, Lynne Perrie, Freddie Fletcher, Colin Welland, Brian Glover, Bob Bowes, Robert Naylor full cast
Rated: PG
Duration: 113 mins
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