Disclosure - Film Review

Disclosure - Film Review

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Posted 2021-08-23 by Jenfollow

Written and Directed by Michael Bentham, this is Bentham's debut, starring Geraldine Hakewill, Matilda Ridgeway, Mark Leonard Winter and Tom Wren. With a running time of 84 minutes, Disclosure will be available to rent on Home Entertainment Platforms from 15 September 2021.

Disclosure asks the question, what would you do if your child came to you and began telling you a story about something that happened to them, that is one of your worst nightmares as a parent? And what would be the consequences of your actions?
Natasha, a 4 year old, makes a serious allegation against a politician's 9 year old son, which sends the parents loose every which way, in trying to resolve the issue.


This film doesn't waste any time and gets straight into the fact of the matter. The opening scene eludes you to contemplate which direction the film might be going, till the timely penny drops. Tom Wren plays the politician Joel Chalmers and Geraldine Hakewell his wife Bek. Mark Leonard Winter and Matilda Ridgway are Danny and Emily Bowman, the parents of Natasha, who relays her story in a way, only a 4 year old without language skills knows how, 6 weeks later.

From time of incident unseen, you're taken directly to the point of discussion between the parents six weeks later when Joel and Bek drop in unexpectedly while Danny and Emily are enjoying their pool in the nude. From uncomfortable greetings, this meeting slowly dissolves into the beginnings of a restrained dog fight. The four main cast members are brilliant at building the tension as each work at protecting their children and reputation. Their semi-calm exterior like a tightly wound spring, ready to uncoil and pounce.


Hakewell is a standout as she plays the uptight mother perfectly; the female performers taking the lead as they portray the complexity of micro-expressions while giving you a hint at the ferocity of thoughts racing through their minds, bursting at the seams. While the style is minimalist, the film is dialogue-heavy but engrossing and captivating.

Addressing the elephant in the room, Greg Stone as Steve the security detail is wasted and unnecessary in the film and sticks out like a sore thumb. Were it not for the powerful performances of the cast of marvellous main characters, it might have been the only element that could have made the film lose its believability. A film that skirts the issues of a brave topic, that is confrontational, unflinching and inconveniently truthful.



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