Character Relationship Map: Below Zero

Characters

• Martín (played by Javier Gutiérrez) — protagonist

  Martín is a newly assigned police officer who drives a prisoner transport vehicle at night. He protects the prisoners, survives an ambush and sinking truck, confronts Miguel, and stops Nano from being...

• Miguel (played by Karra Elejalde) — protagonist

  Miguel is the hijacker and the father seeking revenge for his daughter's death. He takes control of the transport vehicle, threatens the prisoners, drives it onto a frozen lake, and later hunts Nano....

• Ramis (played by Luis Callejo) — supporting

  Ramis is a prisoner transported with Martín and the others, and Martín recognizes him as a former band member from Martín's wedding. He helps search for an escape route, eventually releases Martín, an...

• Nano (played by Patrick Criado) — supporting

  Nano is a violent prisoner and an accomplice in the crime that killed Miguel's daughter. He beats another prisoner to death, claims responsibility for orchestrating the hijacking, swallows Martín's ke...

• Golum (played by Andrés Gertrúdix) — supporting

  Golum is one of the prisoners trapped in the transport vehicle after the hijacking. He attempts to escape with Martín, Nano, and Ramis when the truck is driven onto the frozen lake, but he cannot surv...

• Rei (played by Édgar Vittorino) — supporting

  Rei is a prisoner aboard the transport vehicle who searches for an escape route by entering a storage compartment beneath the truck. While the vehicle swerves during the escape attempt, he is impaled...

• Chino (played by Àlex Monner) — supporting

  Chino is identified by Nano as his childhood friend and is the injured man pursued in the opening sequence. Miguel later reveals that Chino helped get his daughter drunk, rape and torture her, while N...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Miguel → Ramis (Power Hostage Controller) — Miguel controls Ramis through the hijacking and the threat of collective execution.

  Miguel commandeers the transport vehicle and threatens to kill everyone unless Nano is handed over, placing Ramis under his control.

Story Dynamics

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

• Miguel → Rei (Conflict Indirect Killer) — Miguel's violent control of the vehicle directly contributes to Rei's death.

  Miguel's driving and forced swerving cause Rei to be impaled by a screw in the storage compartment.

• Rei → Ramis (Alliance Prisoner Teammates) — Both contribute to the prisoners' coordinated attempt to escape.

  Rei searches the storage compartment for an escape route while Ramis works with the other prisoners to open the vehicle's exit.

• Ramis → Golum (Alliance Escape Companions) — They share the same prisoner escape effort before Golum dies from the cold.

  Ramis and the other prisoners attempt to escape the transport vehicle after Miguel begins driving it.

• Ramis → Nano (Alliance Prisoner Allies) — Ramis cooperates with Nano and the other prisoners while trying to escape the truck.

  Ramis participates in the prisoners' efforts to open the exit and later releases Martín so they can search for an emergency exit.

• Martín → Golum (Alliance Rescuer And Prisoner) — Martín acts to protect Golum and the other prisoners during the fire.

  Martín opens the cells after gasoline is poured through the ventilation grilles and set on fire, attempting to save the prisoners.

• Martín → Ramis (Social Former Bandmates) — Their prior musical connection becomes a basis for recognition and cooperation during the escape.

  Martín recognizes Ramis as a former member of his band from his wedding.

• Nano → Chino (Social Childhood Friends) — Their longstanding friendship is connected to the crime underlying Miguel's revenge.

  When Martín interrogates Nano, Nano identifies Chino as his childhood friend.

• Miguel → Chino (Conflict Revenge Enemy) — Chino is one of the people Miguel holds responsible for his daughter's death.

  Miguel's revenge is directed at Nano and Chino after learning that they raped, tortured, and killed his daughter.

• Miguel → Nano (Conflict Revenge Target) — Miguel makes Nano the central target of his retaliatory pursuit.

  Miguel drives the truck onto the frozen lake and later hunts Nano in the village because he believes Nano participated in his daughter's death.

• Martín → Nano (Conflict Captive Antagonists) — Their relationship shifts between physical conflict, interrogation, and reluctant dependence.

  Nano tries to overpower Martín, takes his key, and is later shot by Martín when he attempts to escape.

• Martín → Miguel (Conflict Primary Adversaries) — Martín tries to stop Miguel's revenge-driven hijacking and prevent further killings.

  Miguel hijacks the prisoner transport, threatens everyone, and later confronts Martín during the struggle over the shotgun.

Story Analysis

A wounded police officer and imprisoned criminals struggle through a hijacked transport while revenge exposes a buried crime.

Plot Progression

1. The Roadblock Trap — Martín begins a night prisoner transport and tries to restrain the mistreatment of the prisoners. Fog, a spiked strip, a dead escort, and a sniper turn the routine assignment into a siege.
2. Fire Behind Bars — Martín seeks refuge inside the prisoner compartment after being wounded. Gasoline ignites the cells, and the prisoners' escape creates a new struggle for control.
3. The Hijacked Transport — Miguel reveals that he controls the vehicle and threatens the prisoners unless Nano is surrendered. The prisoners search for an escape route while Miguel pursues them on the road.
4. The Frozen Descent — Martín questions Nano about Chino as the transport vehicle reaches a frozen lake. Miguel shoots the ice, forcing a deadly escape in which Golum and Rei are lost.
5. Revenge In The Village — Martín reaches the village and interrupts Miguel's attempt to kill Nano. Nano finally reveals where Miguel's daughter was buried, and Martín later leaves police headquarters.