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The Levelling

The Levelling

2017

Director

Hope Dickson Leach

Runtime

83 minutes

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Synopsis

Clover is finishing a veterinary course when her brother dies and she is called home to her family's struggling Somerset farm.

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Overall Score

3.6/10

Limited


Category Breakdown

LGBTQ+ Representation

Minimal

The film adheres to heteronormative familial structures and traditional kinship bonds. It lacks non-cisnormative gender identities or same-sex romantic arcs, operating within a conventional framework of biological and marital lineage.

Gender Representation

Good

The narrative centers on female relationships and the domestic sphere, disrupting masculine-led agricultural tropes. It presents women as the primary drivers of emotional and physical momentum through their agency in agrarian labor.

Racial & Ethnic Diversity

Limited

The cast is predominantly homogeneous, reflecting the specific geographic and socioeconomic setting of rural Wales. The film does not utilize multicultural casting or non-Anglo-Saxon perspectives to challenge the demographic baseline.

Religious & Cultural Diversity

Fair

The story avoids singular religious morality, focusing instead on the messy reality of grief and duty. It portrays traditional familial obligations as a source of psychological tension rather than an inherent moral good.

Disability Representation

Limited

The film explores psychological distress and the manifestations of grief as realistic character dimensions. However, it lacks significant engagement with visible or neurodivergent representation beyond the spectrum of emotional trauma.

Strengths

  • Subverts traditional masculine-led agricultural tropes by centering female agency.
  • Provides a nuanced exploration of women as the primary drivers of emotional momentum.
  • Offers a realistic, non-idealized portrayal of the burdens of familial obligation.

Areas for Improvement

  • Lacks representation of non-cisnormative gender identities or same-sex romantic arcs.
  • Maintains a predominantly homogeneous cast that lacks multicultural or non-Anglo-Saxon perspectives.
  • Provides limited engagement with visible or neurodivergent disability representation.

AI Analysis

The Levelling is a specialized character study that prioritizes gendered emotional depth over broad demographic intersectionality. Its progressive value is concentrated in its subversion of gendered hierarchies within domestic and agricultural spheres. While the film excels at presenting women as active agents in a traditionally masculine setting, it remains largely traditional in its racial and sexual orientation frameworks. The narrative is deeply rooted in a specific, homogeneous rural context. Ultimately, the film trades broad demographic diversity for a nuanced, intimate exploration of female-centric environments and the psychological complexities of familial duty.

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