Pity (2018) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A lawyer's experience of his Wife's coma and recovery reveals how strongly he seeks the sympathy and emotional closeness that suffering brings.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

A Family Under Watch

The Wife lies in a coma, and the Lawyer and Son wait for news while receiving sympathy. The Lawyer's courtroom argument about pity introduces a theme that also shapes his personal life.

Key Events

• Wife Lies in a Coma — The Lawyer and Son wait anxiously while the Wife lies in a coma. Characters: Lawyer, Wife, Son Location: Hospital
• Neighbor Brings Cake — A neighbor brings cake and asks after the Wife's condition. Characters: Lawyer, Wife Location: The Lawyer's home
• Family Receives Sympathy — The Lawyer and Son receive encouragement while waiting for news. Characters: Lawyer, Son, Wife Location: Hospital
• Lawyer Addresses the Jury — He warns jurors not to let pity for a defendant outweigh the victim family's suffering. Characters: Lawyer Location: Courtroom

Care and Catastrophe

The Lawyer presents himself as devoted to his Wife, arranging help and composing a song in case she does not recover. His work takes him to a murder scene, where he discusses evidence.

Key Events

• Defendant Sentenced — The defendant in the case receives a 22-year sentence. Characters: Lawyer Location: Courtroom
• Lawyer Describes the Nightmare — He tells people that he and his Son fear the Wife may die. Characters: Lawyer, Wife, Son Location: The Lawyer's home
• Care Arranged at Home — The Lawyer arranges practical help while his Wife remains unconscious. Characters: Lawyer, Wife Location: The Lawyer's home
• Song for His Wife — He composes a song for her in case she does not recover. Characters: Lawyer, Wife Location: The Lawyer's home

Recovery Changes the Room

The Wife wakes, recalls hearing her family, and begins an impressive recovery. As the crisis recedes, the Lawyer notices that people's attention and sympathy are diminishing.

Key Events

• Murder Scene Evidence — He discusses a murder scene, its bicycle and knife, and the victim's numerous stab wounds. Characters: Lawyer Location: Crime scene
• Wife Wakes — The Wife wakes and says she heard the Lawyer and Son while unconscious. Characters: Lawyer, Wife, Son Location: Hospital
• Recovery Impresses Doctors — The doctors describe the Wife's recovery as impressive. Characters: Wife Location: Hospital
• Sympathy Begins to Fade — The Lawyer observes that people tire of pity or turn to another tragedy. Characters: Lawyer, Wife Location: The Lawyer's home

Seeking Another Grief

The Lawyer turns to stories of past losses and speaks about wanting to cry. In the closing exchange, he asks about a promised cake and accepts that it may come tomorrow.

Key Events

• Past Losses Recounted — He speaks of his mother's death and his Wife's coma, then brings flowers and regrets not knowing his late father. Characters: Lawyer Location: A woman's home
• Lawyer Admits He Wants to Cry — He says he wants to cry and listens to advice about being unable to do so. Characters: Lawyer Location: A woman's home
• Cake Deferred Until Tomorrow — He asks about the promised cake; told it is not ready, he suggests tomorrow. Characters: Lawyer Location: A woman's home

Story Breakdown

• The Coma Crisis — The Wife's condition draws concern toward the family.
  • Hospital Vigil — The Lawyer and Son wait for news while the Wife lies unconscious.
  • Neighborly Concern — A neighbor brings cake and asks about the Wife.
• Pity in Court — The Lawyer argues that compassion for an accused person should not eclipse a victim family's suffering.
  • Jury Appeal — He warns jurors that an acquittal could haunt them.
  • Twenty-Two Years — The defendant is sentenced to 22 years.
• The Devoted Husband — The Lawyer describes the family's fear and takes practical and personal steps while his Wife is in a coma.
  • Home Arrangements — He arranges practical help at home.
  • A Song Prepared — He composes a song in case his Wife does not recover.
• The Murder Case — The Lawyer visits a crime scene connected to a murder case and discusses its evidence.
  • Scene Evidence — He discusses a bicycle and a knife at the scene.
  • Stab Wounds — He refers to the victim's numerous stab wounds.
• Recovery and Its Cost — The Wife wakes and improves, changing the circumstances that had brought the Lawyer attention and sympathy.
  • Waking Memory — The Wife says she heard the Lawyer and Son while unconscious.
  • Fading Attention — The Lawyer observes that people tire of pity or focus on another tragedy.
• Seeking Further Grief — The Lawyer turns to other losses and his wish to express sorrow.
  • Family Losses — He speaks about his mother's death and his Wife's coma.
  • Late Father's Room — He asks to see his late father's room and expresses regret that he never knew him.
• A Delayed Cake — The final exchange keeps the Lawyer's search for attention quiet and unresolved.
  • Wish to Cry — He admits that he wants to cry and hears advice about being unable to do so.
  • Tomorrow's Promise — When the cake is not ready, he simply suggests tomorrow.

Directed by

Babis Makridis

Key Cast

• Giannis Drakopoulos — Lawyer
• Evi Saoulidou — Wife
• Costas Xikominos — Nikos
• Pavlos Makridis — Son
• Makis Papadimitriou — Dry clean shop owner