Character Relationship Map: Leviticus

Characters

• Naim (played by Joe Bird) — protagonist

  The film's protagonist who relocates to a conservative evangelical town after his father's death. He enters a secret romance with local teen Ryan Whelan but impulsively outed him and his boyfriend Hun...

• Ryan (played by Stacy Clausen) — supporting

  A devout local teenager who secretly dates Naim Reid. After being publicly outed by Naim, Ryan undergoes a traumatic deliverance ritual and becomes increasingly isolated. He is relentlessly tormented...

• Arlene (played by Mia Wasikowska) — supporting

  Naim's protective mother who moves with him to the evangelical town. Deeply fearful of social persecution and religious backlash, she hires a deliverance healer to perform an exorcism-like ritual on N...

• Marnie (played by Tyallah Bullock) — supporting

  A victim mentioned in passing who died under mysterious circumstances after undergoing a deliverance ritual alongside her girlfriend Jessica. Her fate serves as a grim warning about the lethal consequ...

• Hunter (played by Jeremy Blewitt) — supporting

  The pastor's son who shares a secret kiss with Ryan, triggering Naim's jealous outing of both boys. Following a brutal deliverance ritual, Hunter is violently attacked and dragged away by a supernatur...

• Izzie (played by Davida McKenzie) — supporting

  Hunter's grieving sister who holds Naim and Ryan responsible for her brother's murder and her father's subsequent departure. Consumed by grief and rage, she manipulates them into meeting at an abandon...

• Deliverance Healer (played by Nicholas Hope) — minor
• Jessica (played by Shannon Berry) — cameo

Canonical Relationships

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

• Deliverance Healer → Hunter (Professional Ritual Subject) — Victim of the exorcism ritual that inadvertently summons the entity.

  Hunter's parents enlist a 'deliverance healer' to purge the boys... Ryan and Hunter uncontrollably convulse, vomit, and scream in agony throughout the...

• Deliverance Healer → Ryan (Professional Ritual Subject) — Victim of the exorcism ritual that inadvertently summons the entity.

  Hunter's parents enlist a 'deliverance healer' to purge the boys... Ryan and Hunter uncontrollably convulse, vomit, and scream in agony throughout the...

• Jessica → Marnie (Romantic Girlfriend) — Deceased couple whose fate establishes the entity's rules and lethality.

  ...a girl named Marnie in a nearby town died under mysterious circumstances after she and her girlfriend Jessica were subjected to the ritual.

• Izzie → Hunter (Family Sister) — Sibling bond motivating Izzie's subsequent vengeance and manipulation.

  Hunter's sister, Izzie, tells them that a girl named Marnie in a nearby town died under mysterious circumstances...

• Arlene → Deliverance Healer (Professional Client) — Transactional relationship where a desperate mother seeks supernatural intervention.

  Hoping to protect Naim from hatred and persecution, Arlene hires the healer to perform the ritual on him.

• Ryan → Hunter (Romantic Secret Lovers) — Parallel queer romance that serves as the catalyst for the deliverance ritual.

  After witnessing Ryan kissing the pastor's son, Hunter, a jealous Naim vengefully outs Ryan and Hunter...

• Naim → Ryan (Romantic Secret Lovers) — Central romantic relationship that triggers the supernatural conflict.

  There, Naim meets and begins a secret romance with local teenager Ryan Whelan.

• Naim → Arlene (Family Mother) — Core familial bond driving the protagonist's initial displacement and later betrayal.

  Following his father's death, Naim Reid and his mother Arlene relocate to a devout evangelical Christian town in Victoria.

Story Dynamics

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

• Arlene → Ryan (Social Indirect Connection) — Maternal awareness of Ryan's existence, though not a direct interpersonal bond.

  She dismisses him and informs Arlene about his relationship with Ryan.

• Izzie → Ryan (Conflict Vengeful Target) — Target of Izzie's revenge plot alongside Naim.

  Blaming Ryan and Naim for her brother's death and her father's subsequent abandonment of the family, Izzie lures them...

• Izzie → Naim (Conflict Vengeful Target) — Hostile dynamic driven by grief and blame over Hunter's death.

  Blaming Ryan and Naim for her brother's death... Izzie lures them to an abandoned car park under the pretense of helping them locate the healer.

• Naim → Hunter (Conflict Outed Friend) — Relationship fractured by Naim's jealousy, leading directly to the tragedy.

  A jealous Naim vengefully outs Ryan and Hunter to the latter's parents.

Story Analysis

A queer romance spirals into supernatural horror when religious hypocrisy and repressed desire summon a predatory entity.

Plot Progression

1. Arrival and Forbidden Attraction — Naim and Arlene settle into a rigid religious town where Naim secretly falls for Ryan. Their budding romance quickly becomes the focal point of tension within the community.
2. Ritual and Supernatural Onset — Jealousy leads to exposure, prompting a violent deliverance ritual that accidentally summons a malevolent entity. The supernatural threat immediately escalates, claiming Hunter's life.
3. Revelations and Escalating Threats — Jessica explains the entity's rules based on desire. Izzie orchestrates a brutal ambush to punish Naim and Ryan, fracturing their trust while the entity continues its hunt.
4. Confrontation and Infernal Climax — The couple briefly reconciles before the entity attacks. Naim lures it into a derelict mill and burns it down, severing the immediate physical threat.
5. Escape and Acceptance — Naim confronts his mother's deception and abandons her. He reunites with Ryan, and they board a bus together, consciously choosing to ignore the lingering entity as they leave.