Character Relationship Map: La Colle

Characters

• Benjamin (played by Arthur Mazet) — protagonist

  The protagonist and a high school student secretly in love with Leila. He becomes trapped in a time loop during Saturday detention, which only progresses if he stays within three minutes of Leila. He...

• Leila (played by Karidja Touré) — protagonist

  A high school student and Benjamin's love interest. She attends detention to borrow a math book for baccalaureate revision, aiming to escape family pressure caused by her father's unemployment. She se...

• Dugon (played by Thomas VDB) — supporting

  The detention supervisor who is widely disrespected by students, partly due to his name. He is revealed to be a former traumatized high school student struggling with a turbulent marriage. By the end,...

• Max (played by Alexandre Achdjian) — supporting

  The school's popular star and athlete. Initially displays arrogance by throwing Benjamin's comic book out the window. Later embraces his hidden passion for classical dance, shedding his stereotypical...

• Myriam (played by Noémie Chicheportiche) — supporting

  A tomboyish student who attends detention to honor a promise to her mother never to miss school. She undergoes a transformation, becoming more feminine and beginning a romantic relationship with Greg...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Dugon → Leila (Professional Supervisor And Student) — Dugon oversees the detention that Leila attends for her academic preparation.

  Leila arrives at the same Saturday detention supervised by Dugon.

• Dugon → Myriam (Professional Supervisor And Student) — Their connection is defined by the detention setting and Dugon's supervisory role.

  Myriam is among the students attending detention while Dugon is responsible for supervising the group.

• Dugon → Max (Professional Supervisor And Student) — Dugon's authority over Max is formal but weakened by the students' lack of respect.

  Dugon is assigned to manage the detained students, including Max, although the students do not respect him.

• Benjamin → Dugon (Professional Supervisor And Student) — Their institutional relationship places Dugon in charge of Benjamin during the repeated detention.

  Dugon is the supervisor responsible for managing Benjamin and the other students during Saturday detention.

• Benjamin → Leila (Romantic Love Interest) — Benjamin's affection for Leila drives his attempts to break the loop and understand the people around him.

  Benjamin is secretly in love with Leila and repeatedly tries to make them become a couple. By the end, they are together.

Story Dynamics

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

• Benjamin → Myriam (Social Fellow Detainees) — Myriam becomes one of the people Benjamin studies as he moves beyond superficial labels.

  Benjamin decides to ask each detained student why they are in detention, including Myriam, whose reason concerns a promise to her mother.

• Benjamin → Max (Conflict Adversary) — Max's hostility creates Benjamin's lowest emotional point before Leila helps him recover the pages.

  Max intervenes while Benjamin is showing his comic and throws the pages out of the window.

Story Analysis

A lonely student uses a time loop to understand love, identity, and the hidden struggles behind his classmates' public roles.

Plot Progression

1. A Wish Before Detention — Benjamin secretly loves Leila and wishes to be with her through Akinator. The next day, he is sent to Saturday detention under an unjust accusation.
2. The Saturday Reset — Leila joins Benjamin in detention, but separation from her repeatedly resets the afternoon. Benjamin experiments with reckless escapes and discovers that the loop preserves his memories and objects.
3. Learning The Hidden Stories — Benjamin repeatedly tries to attract Leila and finally succeeds with a comic about his experience. Her criticism leads him to question the other detainees and look beneath their public identities.
4. The Pages In The Rain — Max destroys Benjamin's comic by throwing its pages outside. Leila helps Benjamin recover them, transforming his despair into a deeper understanding of companionship and vulnerability.
5. Beyond The Stereotypes — Benjamin urges the group to stop acting like the roles assigned to them. Detention ends, and the following week shows that several characters have changed their relationships with themselves and other...