Tag: Ken Loach

  • KES

    KES

    “Kes” is a poignant 1969 drama directed by Ken Loach. It is adapted from Barry Hines’s novel A Kestrel for a Knave. The film is set in a working-class community in Yorkshire and follows the life of Billy Casper (David Bradley), a troubled and neglected 15-year-old boy who struggles to find his place in the…

  • SHORT FILM: CATHY COME HOME

    SHORT FILM: CATHY COME HOME

    “Cathy Come Home” is a British television drama first broadcast in 1966 as part of the BBC series “The Wednesday Play.” Directed by Ken Loach and written by Jeremy Sandford, the film presents a gritty, unflinching look at the realities of homelessness and social injustice in 1960s Britain. The film opens with Cathy (Carol White)…