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The Levelling

  • 2016
  • R
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
2.7K
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David Troughton, Ellie Kendrick, Jack Holden, and Joe Blakemore in The Levelling (2016)
Somerset, England. Trainee veterinarian Clover Catto returns to the farm where she grew up after hearing news that her brother Harry has died - what appears to be a suicide. Finding the family home in a state of disrepair following the 2014 floods that devastated the area, Clover is forced to confront her father Aubrey - about the farm, the livestock and, crucially, the details surrounding Harry's death. As the funeral approaches, her discoveries send Clover on emotional journey of reckoning - with her family, her childhood and herself.
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Somerset, October 2014. When Clover Catto (Ellie Kendrick) receives a call telling her that her younger brother Harry (Joe Blakemore) is dead, she must return to her family farm and face the... Read allSomerset, October 2014. When Clover Catto (Ellie Kendrick) receives a call telling her that her younger brother Harry (Joe Blakemore) is dead, she must return to her family farm and face the man she hasn't spoken to in years: her father Aubrey (David Troughton). She is shocked to... Read allSomerset, October 2014. When Clover Catto (Ellie Kendrick) receives a call telling her that her younger brother Harry (Joe Blakemore) is dead, she must return to her family farm and face the man she hasn't spoken to in years: her father Aubrey (David Troughton). She is shocked to discover her home changed forever by the devastating floods that destroyed the area six m... Read all

  • Director
    • Hope Dickson Leach
  • Writer
    • Hope Dickson Leach
  • Stars
    • Ellie Kendrick
    • David Troughton
    • Jack Holden
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    2.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hope Dickson Leach
    • Writer
      • Hope Dickson Leach
    • Stars
      • Ellie Kendrick
      • David Troughton
      • Jack Holden
    • 16User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations

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    Ellie Kendrick in The Levelling (2016)
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    David Troughton, Ellie Kendrick, and Jack Holden in The Levelling (2016)

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    Ellie Kendrick
    Ellie Kendrick
    • Clover
    David Troughton
    David Troughton
    • Aubrey
    Jack Holden
    • James
    Joe Blakemore
    Joe Blakemore
    • Harry
    Joe Attewell
    • PC Hembry
    John Bell
    John Bell
    • Fire Performer
    Clare Burt
    • Reverend Trusler
    Stephen Chapman
    • Ian Jones
    Angela Curran
    • Helen
    Ben Frimstone
    • Animal Health Officer
    Jake Sparks
    • Fire Performer
    • Director
      • Hope Dickson Leach
    • Writer
      • Hope Dickson Leach
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    • Trivia
      On the BBC News channel review of the year in film in 2017, critic Mark Kermode named this as his favourite British film of the year.
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    User reviews16

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    6/10
    A difficult film to appreciate even though it was so well done.
    "The Levelling" is a film that was naturally melancholy with characters that had believable personalities. Artistically patient with a feeling of me spying on the characters in their quiet Somerset life.

    This was a Drama in every form of the connotation. I felt the ratio for the gloom and melodrama didn't proportionately represent the problems and troubles we were being presented to on the screen. This was the hard sell for me. I feel this was more of a problem of it being a full feature film rather than a short film. To have the 1h23m time, they seemed to have built up the suspense of her brother's death as if some huge grand scheme was happening that she didn't know about while she was gone. It was difficult for me to really sympathize with the main character because I felt she had no real strings attached to the turmoil that she was in. She could of easily left and easy as she got in and there was no prior or present time introduction to strengthen how much her brother's death meant to her.

    It did do a good job showing the hardships of catastrophe, disasters, and small mishaps that can shape our lives and change how we address people; even the ones we love.

    It was a good film, nothing to write home about and all the actors played their part as intended. It would not be worth a watch more than once and if you are into dramas that actually show the shaping of character development, this is worth the time.
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    • Release date
      • March 24, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Наводнение
    • Production companies
      • BBC Films
      • British Film Institute (BFI)
      • Creative England
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • £1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,040
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $160
      • Mar 26, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $118,451
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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