The Levelling (2017)
Director
Hope Dickson Leach
Main cast
David Troughton; Jack Holden; Joe Blakemore; Ellie Kendrick; David Troughton
Genres
Drama
Description
Clover is finishing a veterinary course when her brother dies and she is called home to her family's struggling Somerset farm.
Hope Dickson Leach
Main cast
David Troughton; Jack Holden; Joe Blakemore; Ellie Kendrick; David Troughton
Genres
Drama
Description
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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