The Levelling

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The Levelling

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Released Mar 24, 2017

1h 23m

Drama

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After the 2014 Somerset floods, a young woman returns to the family dairy farm following the tragic death of her younger brother.

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David Parkinson

Empire Magazine

Unflinching in its depiction of rural reality, this may be a dour drama, but it has been made with sincerity and an exceptional sense of place.

Rated: 3/5

May 15, 2017

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

It may sound bleak, but there is such life and compassion in every frame that the film's tune turns to a song of love.

Rated: 5/5

May 14, 2017

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

EU rules. Insurance scams. Infectious diseases. These are all serious topics, yet it's when Leach fools around that The Levelling feels like it has something truly important to say.

Rated: 3/5

May 12, 2017

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Rachel Brook

One Room With A View

Always emotionally volatile yet never histrionic, The Levelling is an impressive directorial debut written, directed and acted with poise and a commitment to authenticity. The film seems an ideal union of creator, material and star.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 4, 2019

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Alexa Dalby

Dog and Wolf

The surrounding landscape is flat, sodden, muddy and overcast and somehow menacing, and the drama is correspondingly low key...Country life is treated with respect in the film.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 17, 2018

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PJ Nabarro

Patrick Nabarro

It shouldn't go unnoticed just how accomplished an achievement it is for its debut director Hope Dickson Leach in pulling off such a tricky pictorial and dramatic scenario.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 3, 2018

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Grant M

Very bleak movie but extremely well acted.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/10/22

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isla s

This is quite a grim watch, due to the plot of course. Its certainly an atmospheric watch, with suitably spooky sounding music played in the background. The main theme, I reckon, is isolation - more specifically rural isolation - that, trust and secrets. Its a somewhat thoughtful watch but it was a bit grim for mea nd the plot pace is relatively slow. Its not bad as a character focussed drama though. As a British indie film, I would recommend this, yes.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Wonderfully composed film. A family drama set in the English countryside. Amazing.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/28/19

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Audience Member

Excellent. The acting was exceptional. I can see why audiences gave it a low rating, it's very low-key, but I was completely gripped by it. It was a brilliant description of how families slowly distance themselves from each other. The layers of emotion and the characters were developed with subtlety and skill.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Best film that i saw in the last year using boxxy software!!!?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

Excellent A painting in every shot Real life Real feelings The reason films should be made The reason actors want to act Perfect

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Synopsis

After the 2014 Somerset floods, a young woman returns to the family dairy farm following the tragic death of her younger brother.

Director: Hope Dickson Leach
Producer: Rachel Robey
Screenwriter: Hope Dickson Leach
Distributor: Monterey Media
Production Co: Wellington Films
Rating: R (Language and Brief Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 24, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 25, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.0K
Runtime: 1h 23m

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