Character Relationship Map: Another End

Characters

• Sal (played by Gael García Bernal) — protagonist

  Sal is the grieving central figure, devastated after losing vera Zoe in a car crash that he caused while driving. He attempts suicide, then uses the Another End program to reconnect with Zoe-Ava, fall...

• Zoe-Ava (played by Renate Reinsve) — supporting

  Zoe-Ava is the host-program incarnation through which the stored memories and consciousness of vera Zoe interact with Sal. Although she uses another person's body, Sal recognizes her and renews their...

• Ebe (played by Bérénice Bejo) — supporting

  Ebe is Sal's sister and an employee of Aeternum, the company operating the Another End technology. Worried about Sal's depression and suicide attempt, she helps arrange his sessions with Zoe-Ava and e...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Ebe → Zoe-Ava (Professional Program Contact) — Ebe remains a communication link between Zoe-Ava and Sal.

  Zoe-Ava contacts Ebe after withdrawing from Sal, and Ebe tells Sal that Zoe-Ava wants to meet him again.

• Sal → Ebe (Family Brother And Sister) — Ebe is Sal's concerned sister and intervenes when his grief becomes life-threatening.

  The plot identifies Ebe as Sal's sister and shows her watching over him after Zoe's death.

• Sal → Zoe-Ava (Romantic Rekindled Lovers) — Sal develops a renewed romantic bond with Zoe-Ava despite her unfamiliar body.

  Sal recognizes Zoe in Ava's body, falls in love with her again, and later spends the night with Zoe-Ava.

Story Analysis

A grieving man uses an experimental host technology to reconnect with a lost love, while the boundaries between memory, identity, and death collapse.

Plot Progression

1. Grief Before the Return — Sal loses Zoe in a car crash and descends into severe depression. Ebe tries to protect him while Aeternum's technology offers a possible way to contact the dead.
2. Love in Another Body — After a suicide attempt, Sal agrees to the host program. He recognizes Zoe in Ava's body and becomes emotionally attached to Zoe-Ava.
3. Beyond the Sessions — Sal persuades Ebe to extend the sessions, then secretly follows Ava to her workplace. He learns about Ava's lost child while trying to preserve his connection with Zoe-Ava.
4. Identity and Consequence — Memory crossover exposes Sal's identity to Zoe-Ava, causing her to withdraw and sending Sal back into depression. Ebe reveals that Zoe-Ava wants another meeting but is fired for repeatedly resuscitati...