The Levelling (2016)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Hope Dickson Leach

Writer:

Hope Dickson Leach

Stars:

Ellie Kendrick, David Troughton, Jack Holden

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ellie Kendrick	...	Clover
David Troughton	...	Aubrey
Jack Holden	...	James
Joe Blakemore	...	Harry
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joe Attewell	...	PC Hembry
Clare Burt	...	Reverend Trusler
Stephen Chapman	...	Ian Jones
Angela Curran	...	Helen
Ben Frimstone	...	Animal Health Officer

Storyline

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 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 months earlier, and Aubrey a tormented shadow of his former self. As she learns what has been going on in her long absence she and her father forge a new understanding, but can it withstand the troubles that they face on the ravaged farm as well as the truth of what drove Harry to take his own life?

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | triple f rated | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and brief nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the 'Shepherds Pie' scene, the pie is actually a vegetarian Shepherds Pie as cast member Jack Holden was a vegetarian at the time.

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Soundtracks

13 Angels Standing Guard 'Round The Side of Your Bed
Performed & written by Thee Silver Mt Zion (as A Silver Mt. Zion)
Published by Rough Trade Records
Courtesy of Constellation

User Reviews

Well played yet dour

A young woman (Kendrick) returns to the family farm after many years, due to tragedy -- her lone brother's apparent suicide -- and grapples with a difficult situation and a combative relationship with her father.

A very British film to me: fine performances from both Kendrick and Troughton both controlled and realistically playing their parts, moody well-shot rural scenes providing some atmosphere to the bleak world: yet also one exhaustively dour, thin on plot, drama.

It's clearly sincere in the portrayal of the realities of modern farming and rural life, which may well be it's main drive alongside the similar-yet-different father\daughter relationship, but this left me cold.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 March 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Η ισοπέδωση

Box Office

Budget:

GBP1,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$160, 26 March 2017

Gross USA:

$3,040

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$118,451

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Films, British Film Institute (BFI), Creative England

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1