Jennefer (played by Kari Wührer) is a protagonist in Boulevard.
Jennefer is a woman fleeing an abusive boyfriend after giving their baby up for adoption. Stranded in Toronto, she is taken in by Ola and later becomes a prostitute under Ola’s guidance. After killing her boyfriend in self-defense, she avenges Ola by shooting Hassan, then leaves Toronto carrying Ola’s keepsakes. Ola (played by Rae Dawn Chong) appears in Boulevard.
Ola is a prostitute who shelters Jennefer when she arrives homeless in Toronto during winter. After witnessing Hassan murder another prostitute, she refuses to testify and is deported to the USA. Returning later, she mentors Jennefer, but Hassan brutally attacks her, leaving her comatose and eventually dead in hospital. Hassan (played by Lou Diamond Phillips) appears in Boulevard.
Hassan is a local pimp who murders a prostitute and is feared because of his associates. Ola refuses to testify against him, and he later beats her violently when she confronts him about Jennefer. Jennefer shoots him in revenge, but stops short of killing him, and McClaren arrests him afterward. McClaren (played by Lance Henriksen) appears in Boulevard.
McClaren is a police officer involved in both the investigation surrounding Hassan and Ola’s refusal to testify. He attempts to interrogate Ola, after which she is deported to the USA. Following Jennefer’s attack on Hassan, McClaren arrests Hassan, linking the police response to the story’s final confrontation. Sheila (played by Judith Scott) appears in Boulevard.
Sheila is one of Hassan’s girls and the only person identified as admitting that she witnessed what happened to Ola. After Jennefer discovers that Ola is missing, Sheila tells her that Hassan attacked Ola and that Ola is near death in the hospital, enabling Jennefer to reach her.
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Characters
Jennefer
(played by Kari Wührer) — protagonist
Jennefer is a woman fleeing an abusive boyfriend after giving their baby up for adoption. Stranded in Toronto, she is taken in by Ola and later becomes a prostitute under Ola’s guidance. After killing...
Ola
(played by Rae Dawn Chong) — supporting
Ola is a prostitute who shelters Jennefer when she arrives homeless in Toronto during winter. After witnessing Hassan murder another prostitute, she refuses to testify and is deported to the USA. Retu...
Hassan
(played by Lou Diamond Phillips) — supporting
Hassan is a local pimp who murders a prostitute and is feared because of his associates. Ola refuses to testify against him, and he later beats her violently when she confronts him about Jennefer. Jen...
McClaren
(played by Lance Henriksen) — supporting
McClaren is a police officer involved in both the investigation surrounding Hassan and Ola’s refusal to testify. He attempts to interrogate Ola, after which she is deported to the USA. Following Jenne...
Sheila
(played by Judith Scott) — supporting
Sheila is one of Hassan’s girls and the only person identified as admitting that she witnessed what happened to Ola. After Jennefer discovers that Ola is missing, Sheila tells her that Hassan attacked...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Ola → McClaren
(Professional Interrogated Witness)
McClaren attempts to interrogate Ola after she witnesses Hassan's murder, but she refuses to talk.
Hassan → Sheila
(Professional Pimp And Worker)
Sheila is identified as one of Hassan's girls and later reports what happened to Ola.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Ola → Sheila
(Social Workplace Associate)
Sheila is described as one of Hassan's girls, the same prostitution environment in which Ola works.
Jennefer → Hassan
(Conflict Retaliatory Opponent)
Jennefer shoots Hassan several times after learning that he violently attacked Ola.
McClaren → Hassan
(Conflict Arresting Officer)
After Jennefer shoots Hassan, McClaren arrests him shortly afterward.
Sheila → Jennefer
(Narrative Informant)
Sheila admits to Jennefer that she saw the attack and tells her that Ola is near death in the hospital.
Ola → Hassan
(Conflict Witness And Suspect)
Ola sees Hassan murder another prostitute but refuses to testify against him because she fears his associates.
Jennefer → Ola
(Alliance Rescuer)
Ola takes Jennefer in when she is living on the streets during a cold Toronto winter.
Story Analysis
Jennefer seeks survival and emotional refuge, but violence repeatedly destroys the fragile bonds she forms.
