The film deals with the story of Clover Cato (Elie Kendrick) who received a call telling her that her younger brother Charlie (Joe Blackmore) had died. Meanwhile, it appears that Clover has to return to her family's farm and confront the man she has not spoken to for years, Aubrey's father (David Trouton). Clover seems to be facing a terrible fate in these moments when she discovers that her home has turned into a different path and has completely changed. I was due to the devastating floods that devastated the region six months ago. Over time, Clover tries to take on a phase of challenge in order to face the conditions.
Even if the film's cumulative impact is less overwhelming than it could have been, Kendrick's displays of strength and vulnerability are vivid enough to linger long after the short film's concluded.
[Leach] gets her hands dirty, bedding down into these difficult, truculent characters and plunging us deep into the chilly loam of her mournful, atmospheric story.
A heartbreakingly-palpable exploration of a strained father-daughter relationship as well as a thorough post mortem on their loved one's untimely passing!
The Levelling is a wonderful first feature from Hope Dickson Leach. Morose beyond measure, but leavened with subtle hope via Ellie Kendrick's superb central performance.
