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Archipelago

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Synopsis

Archipelago is a quietly devastating portrayal of a family in emotional crisis.
Edward is preparing to leave for a year of voluntary service in Africa. His mother Patricia and his sister Cynthia decide to gather the family together, on a remote island, as a farewell trip to say goodbye to Edward.
Hired cook Rose and painting teacher Christopher, though bought in to help, only serve to bring the family's anxieties into sharper focus. When the father's arrival is delayed, the unspoken forces of absence and loss bring the family's buried anger to the surface.

Details

Year: 2010
Type of film: Features
Running time: 114 mins
Format: HDCAM
Director: Joanna Hogg
Producer: Eddie Charlton, Kiyoshi Nomura
Editor: Helle Le Fevre
Screenwriter: Joanna Hogg
Director of Photography: Ed Rutherford
Production Designer: Stephane Collonge
Sound: Jovan Ajder
Principal cast: Tom Hiddleston, Kate Fahy, Lydia Leonard, Christpher Baker, Amy Lloyd

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Wild Horses Film Company Ltd

8 Stanbury Court
99 Haverstock Hill
London NW3 4RP
UK

T +44 (0)20 7586 5377

gayle@wildhorsesfilms.com

luke@wildhorsesfilms.com

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