Archipelago

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 brought in to help, only serve to bring the family’s anxieties into sharper focus. When Edward’s father is delayed, the unspoken forces of absence and loss bring the family’s buried anger and repressed tension to the surface.