Character Relationship Map: Drained

Characters

• Lourenço (played by Selton Mello) — protagonist

  A lonely pawn shop owner who narrates the film. He views the world and people as objects to possess, deriving pleasure from power games. His lust for power is symbolized by a persistent bad odor from...

• Garçonete (played by Paula Braun) — protagonist

  The Garçonete is the waitress who becomes the focus of Lourenço’s obsessive attention. He watches her, imagines a relationship based on paying for access to her body and self-revelation, and eventuall...

• Segurança (played by Lourenço Mutarelli) — supporting

  The Segurança is the bar’s security figure, but he is absent when the disturbance begins. The Recepcionista cannot initially explain where he is, and he later accounts for his absence by saying that h...

• Pai da Noiva (Voz) (played by Paulo César Peréio) — supporting

  The Pai da Noiva (Voz) is the man who blames Lourenço for his daughter’s hospitalization. His accusation adds a personal consequence to Lourenço’s increasingly destructive behavior and connects the pr...

• Noiva (played by Fabiana Gugli) — supporting

  The Noiva is Lourenço’s intended bride, insisting that their wedding invitations are already at the printers and that the couple will be happy. Her confidence contrasts with Lourenço’s distress, and t...

• Recepcionista (played by Martha Meola) — minor

  The Recepcionista is a bar employee questioned during the disturbance surrounding Lourenço. When asked about the Segurança, the Recepcionista cannot initially say where he is, then reports that the Se...

• Encanador (played by Milhem Cortaz) — supporting

  The Encanador is the plumber who confronts Lourenço over the foul drain and the proposed solution of sealing the toilet. He warns that waste would simply be redirected elsewhere, while Lourenço dismis...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Segurança → Recepcionista (Professional Workplace Encounter) — The Recepcionista is asked about the Segurança's absence, and the Segurança later explains where he was when the commotion began.

  When the disturbance begins, the Recepcionista cannot say where the Segurança is. The Segurança later explains that he was in the bathroom when he hea...

• Lourenço → Noiva (Romantic Fiancés) — Their planned marriage becomes a source of distress for Lourenço and ultimately falls apart.

  The Noiva says their wedding invitations are already at the printers and that they will be happy, while Lourenço becomes distressed and their relation...

• Lourenço → Garçonete (Romantic Rejected Obsession) — Lourenço treats the Garçonete as an object of possession, while she refuses his proposition and rejects his attention.

  Lourenço watches the Garçonete and imagines paying her to reveal herself. When he makes the proposition, she angrily rejects him and tells him to leav...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Lourenço → Encanador (Conflict Disputants) — They argue over the consequences of sealing the toilet, and the Encanador explains that the drains and pipes may be portals to something beyond them.

  Lourenço's attempts to deal with the drain bring him into conflict with the Encanador. The plumber warns that sealing the toilet would push the waste...

• Pai da Noiva (Voz) → Lourenço (Conflict Blames For Daughter's Hospitalization) — The father holds Lourenço responsible for his daughter's hospitalization, confronting him with blame.

  A man later blames Lourenço for his daughter's hospitalization. The character list identifies Pai da Noiva (Voz) as the relevant supporting character.

Story Analysis

Lourenço's fixation on possession and control collides with failed relationships, the stinking drain, and an increasingly disorderly bar.

Plot Progression

1. The Smell and the Watch — Lourenço's routine at the sandwich bar is unsettled by the smell from its drain. A salesman offers him a supposedly historical watch, but Lourenço declines.
2. Fixation and Rejection — Lourenço fixates on the Garçonete and imagines paying her to reveal herself. His proposition is angrily rejected, prompting him to puzzle over his obsession and the drain.
3. A Marriage Unravels — The Noiva insists their wedding is planned, but Lourenço becomes distressed and their relationship breaks down. A man subsequently blames Lourenço for his daughter's hospitalization.
4. The Drain and the Uproar — Lourenço's dispute with the Encanador leads to a strange account of drains and pipes as portals. Accusations and confusion then engulf the bar, and the commotion ends without a clear resolution.