Character Relationships in The Sadness

Jim (played by Berant Zhu) is a protagonist in The Sadness. A young man and Kat's boyfriend who witnesses the initial outbreak, suffers severe injuries from an infected neighbor, and eventually becomes infected himself. He pursues Kat to a hospital, where his humanity is stripped away by the virus, leading him to threaten her life before dying on a stairwell. Kat (played by Regina Lei) is a protagonist in The Sadness. Jim's girlfriend who narrowly escapes infection on a train and in a hospital. She survives attacks from infected individuals, undergoes an immunity test by a virologist, and attempts to reach a military extraction point on a hospital roof while locking away the infected Jim. Business Man (played by Wang Tzu-chiang) appears in The Sadness. A timid middle-aged man who harasses Kat on a train. After becoming infected, he brutally attacks passengers, kills a bodybuilder with a fire axe, and pursues Kat through a hospital until she smashes his head with a fire extinguisher. Molly (played by Apple Chen) appears in The Sadness. A train passenger who shares Kat's seat. She is cornered by the infected businessman, suffers a severe eye injury, and later becomes infected, ultimately killing Kevin when he attempts to flee the hospital. General (played by Chang-Han Liu) appears in The Sadness. An infected military officer who murders the president during a live televised emergency broadcast, triggering widespread panic among hospital staff and police. Kevin / MRT Employee (played by Lueh-Geng Huang) appears in The Sadness. A train station employee who closes the entrance to save himself. He escorts Kat and Molly to a hospital, uses his phone to contact Jim, and is later killed by the infected Molly and a horde of infected individuals while hiding under a gurney. Old Woman (played by Chih-Min Chou) appears in The Sadness. An initially blood-covered woman seen on a rooftop who later enters a café with black eyes and exhibits violent behavior. She assaults customers, chases Jim, and is ultimately struck by a car driven by another infected person. President (played by An-Long Cai) appears in The Sadness. The national leader who addresses the country via emergency broadcast during the crisis, only to be assassinated on live television by an infected army general using a grenade.

Character Relationship Map: The Sadness

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The Sadness (2021) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.

Characters

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

Story Dynamics

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Story Analysis

A couple struggles to reunite as a virus transforms social fear, desire, and violence into an unstoppable collapse of human restraint.

Plot Progression

  1. A City Ignores the Threat
  2. The Streets Turn Savage
  3. The Train Becomes a Trap
  4. Hope Collapses in the Hospital
  5. Love at the Rooftop Gate

Directed by Rob Jabbaz

The Sadness (2021) · 6.8/10 · horror, thriller

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