Character Relationship Map: Zozo

Characters

• Zozo (played by Imad Creidi) — protagonist

  Zozo is the lively young protagonist whose life is disrupted when he is separated from his family while fleeing Lebanon. After learning that his family has died, he reaches Sweden with help from Rita...

• Rita (played by Antoinette Turk) — supporting

  Rita encounters Zozo after he has been left alone with his family's documents and travel tickets. She helps him during this vulnerable period and contributes to his eventual reunion with his grandpare...

• Zozo's grandfather (played by Elias Gergi) — supporting

  Zozo's grandfather is one of his only known relatives in Sweden and becomes responsible for him after the family's death. He and Zozo's grandmother try to protect Zozo from painful details and provide...

• Zozo's Mom (played by Carmen Lebbos) — supporting

  Zozo's Mom is his caring but distracted mother in Lebanon. While handling household tasks and listening to the news, she reassures Zozo that she would leave the whole world before abandoning him. Her...

• Zozo's father (played by Charbel Iskandar) — supporting

  Zozo's father is involved in the family's urgent plans to leave Lebanon. He tells Zozo that the plane is full and that Zozo must follow on a later flight, separating him from the family despite earlie...

• Zozo's grandmother (played by Yasmine Awad) — supporting

  Zozo's grandmother is one of his only known relatives in Sweden. After Rita's help and a telephone call, she reunites with Zozo alongside Zozo's grandfather. Together they try to spare him further dis...

• Zozo's brother Dani (played by Jad Stephan) — supporting

  Zozo's brother Dani is separated from Zozo during the family's escape from Lebanon. He promises that he will return for Zozo, but Zozo is later told that Dani will probably not come back. His disappea...

• Zozo's sister (played by Tatiana Sarkis) — supporting
• Amil (played by Elie Stello) — supporting

  Amil is Zozo's friend in Lebanon and spends time with him and Riad outside. He takes part in their teasing and in the trick played on the Bread Salesman, when the boys take bread without paying and ru...

• Riad (played by Fidel Béchara) — supporting

  Riad is one of Zozo's companions in Lebanon. He joins Zozo and Amil outside, participates in their teasing, and argues with Amil about whose turn it is to buy bread. He also takes part in tricking the...

• Bread Salesman (played by Elias Abdul) — minor

  The Bread Salesman is encountered by Zozo, Amil, and Riad during their mischievous activities in Lebanon. The boys trick him, take bread without paying, and run away while he angrily searches for them...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Zozo's sister → Zozo (sister)
• Zozo's brother Dani → Zozo (brother)
• Zozo's father → Zozo (father)
• Zozo's grandfather → Zozo (Family Grandfather) — His grandfather provides protection and emotional encouragement after the family tragedy.

  Zozo identifies his grandfather as a relative in Sweden, and the grandfather later encourages him to remain strong.

• Zozo's grandmother → Zozo (Family Grandmother) — She becomes part of Zozo's new family environment in Sweden.

  Zozo tells a police officer that his known relatives in Sweden are his grandfather and grandmother, and he is later reunited with them.

• Zozo's Mom → Zozo (Family Mother) — She is Zozo's loving but distracted mother before the family's separation.

  Zozo asks his mother about going to Sweden, and she reassures him that she would leave the whole world before abandoning him.

Story Dynamics

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

• Riad → Bread Salesman (Conflict Adversary) — Riad shares responsibility for the brief neighborhood conflict.

  Riad participates with Zozo and Amil in taking the bread without paying while the salesman searches for them.

• Amil → Bread Salesman (Conflict Adversary) — Amil is directly involved in the prank against the salesman.

  Amil participates in tricking the Bread Salesman and fleeing with the unpaid bread.

• Zozo → Bread Salesman (Conflict Adversary) — The bread prank creates a brief conflict between Zozo and the salesman.

  Zozo joins Amil and Riad in tricking the Bread Salesman and taking bread without paying, causing the salesman to search for them angrily.

• Amil → Riad (Social Companion) — They share a mischievous friendship within the neighborhood group.

  Amil and Riad tease one another, argue over buying bread, and run away together after taking bread without paying.

• Zozo → Riad (Social Friend) — Riad is part of Zozo's childhood peer group.

  Zozo spends time outside with Riad, and the boys argue playfully about whose turn it is to buy bread.

• Zozo → Amil (Social Friend) — Amil is one of Zozo's neighborhood companions in Lebanon.

  Zozo spends time outside with Amil, while they tease one another and participate in the bread prank.

• Rita → Zozo (Alliance Helper) — Rita supports Zozo during his immediate crisis after the loss of his family.

  Rita encounters Zozo after he is left alone with his family's documents and tickets and helps him.

Story Analysis

A Lebanese boy survives family loss, displacement, and social hostility while cautiously searching for safety and belonging in Sweden.

Plot Progression

1. Lebanese Childhood — Zozo lives with his family in Lebanon and spends time with Amil and Riad. A playful bread prank briefly interrupts the family's ordinary routine.
2. The Family Separation — The family's urgent departure plans separate Zozo from his parents and Dani. Promises of family unity collapse as danger approaches and hope for Dani's return fades.
3. Loss And Rescue — Zozo learns that his family has died and is left with their documents and tickets. Rita helps him, leading to contact with his grandparents in Sweden.
4. A Difficult New Beginning — In Sweden, Zozo struggles with mockery, fighting, and an accusation of stealing. His grandparents offer stability while he slowly begins to connect with another child.