Driftwood (2006) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
16-year-old protagonist tormented by guilt over his deceased rock star brother, leading to a dark obsession with death. Sent by his parents to a troubled youth camp, he becomes haunted by the spirit o...
The authoritarian director of Driftwood, who presents the camp as a place to reform troubled boys but enforces obedience through threats and punishment. He uses the boys’ labor for a development proje...
A young enforcer at Driftwood who acts on Captain Kennedy’s orders. Kennedy directs him to disarm the doctor when the doctor refuses to keep Jonathan’s death concealed, and later orders him to watch t...
A member of the Driftwood staff whom Captain Kennedy turns on after learning that David has escaped the chapel fire. Kennedy orders Yates to watch the survivors while he goes after David, leaving Norr...
A boy at Driftwood who tells David what happened to Jonathan, helping him uncover the camp’s hidden past. Noah says the other boys beat Jonathan on Kennedy’s orders after Jonathan tried to escape, and...
David’s mother, who sends him to Driftwood with his father after finding troubling thoughts about death in his diary. She and her husband hope the institution will help David, believing they can no lo...
David’s father, who joins David’s mother in sending him to Driftwood after they find troubling thoughts about death in his diary and worry they cannot manage his behavior. Their hope that the institut...
A former Driftwood boy whose attempted escape ended in violence. Noah tells David that Kennedy ordered the other boys to beat Jonathan, then claimed he had run away and demanded silence. Jonathan’s co...
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Noah says Kennedy demanded silence after claiming Jonathan had run away.
Yates assists Kennedy in enforcing the camp's rules. Kennedy orders Yates to disarm the doctor and later tells him to watch the survivors.
The plot says David's parents send him to Driftwood after finding troubling thoughts about death in his diary and worrying about his behavior.
The plot says David's parents send him to Driftwood because they worry about his behavior and feel unable to manage him.
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
After David is reported missing, Kennedy turns on Norris while pursuing David.
The plot says David challenges Driftwood's staff and that Kennedy's rules bring punishment for resistance; Yates is identified as an enforcer who help...
The plot centers David's efforts to uncover what happened to Jonathan, and the character profile identifies Jonathan as a former inmate whose mysterio...
Noah tells David that Jonathan was beaten on Kennedy's orders and that Kennedy covered up the incident.
Noah says Kennedy ordered the boys to beat Jonathan after Jonathan tried to escape, then claimed Jonathan had run away and demanded silence.
Noah tells David that Jonathan tried to escape and was beaten by the other boys on Kennedy's orders.
After learning David is missing, Kennedy turns on Norris and orders Yates to watch the survivors while he goes hunting for David.
Kennedy imposes humiliating routines and threats on David, and makes clear that resistance will bring punishment. Later, Kennedy says David's arrival...
David's arrival at a coercive youth facility leads him to uncover the concealed fate of a former inmate and confront Kennedy's attempt to bury the truth.
Directed by Tim Sullivan
Driftwood (2006) · 4.5/10 · horror, mystery
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