Archipelago: Film Review. Filmed in permanent twilight with a static camera and no music, the British film is gloomy and unrewarding with an oblique and uninformative script from director Joanna Hogg.

Archipelago, a drama film about familial ties and struggles, received a 96% rating from critics and 59% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, which is a significant disparity.

Swedish bestselling author Alex Schulman is set to direct Gustaf Skarsgård ('Oppenheimer') and Fares Fares ('Chernobyl') in 'Once in the Archipelago.' ...

But I think the film was purposefully meant to be confusing — this only added to its disorienting impact. Even with stellar animation and a serene atmosphere, “Archipelago” is harder to understand ...