杰克（科爾·豪 Cole Hauser 飾）和莫利（凱特·勒寧 Kate Levering 飾）是一對平凡夫妻，他們和收來的兒子喬伊（Maxwell Perry Cotton 飾）過著平靜而又安寧的活。雖然喬伊并親生，但莫利和克早就將其視如出。一天，一通如其來的電話讓好的生活化作了影。原來，喬伊生父名叫瑞普（里·佩珀 Barry Pepper 飾），剛剛出獄的虢山同妻子溫（米拉·索維諾 Mira Sorvino 飾）做出了一個(gè)莽撞的定，他們決定將伊從莫利和杰克身邊帶走，去建屬于他們的新家。這一消息使夫二人陷入了極度慌，為了保護(hù)喬不被奪走，他們腦海里開始醞釀了一個(gè)計(jì)劃。而四個(gè)大人劍拔弩之際，誰也沒有到去問一問作為事人的喬伊心中想法?
With her son Edward (Tom Hiddleston) about to embark on a volunteer trip to Africa, doting mother Patricia (Kate Fahy) wants to give him a good send-off, and gathers her family together for a getaway to a holiday home on idyllic Tresco, one of the Isles of Scilly. Edward’s father’s attendance is eagerly anticipated, though sister Cynthia (Lydia Leonard) appears to be there under some duress, going through dutiful motions. Cook Rose (Amy Lloyd) is happy to tend to the family, though her presence causes some discomfort. The holidaymakers spend their time walking, cycling, taking picnics and being tutored in oil painting, appreciating the breathless beauty of their surroundings. Gradually, deep fractures within the family set-up begin to surface. One of the most eagerly anticipated features of the year, Joanna Hogg’s follow up to Unrelated serves as a worthy companion piece to her brilliant and acclaimed debut, as she continues to make astute and authoritative observations on the malaises of the middle-class, extracting sometimes painful drama from incidental events. Archipelago confirms Hogg as one of the most intriguing and vital voices in modern British cinema.
