Character Relationship Map: Goodbye Morocco

Characters

• Dounia (played by Lubna Azabal) — protagonist

  Protagonist who manages personnel at a construction site. She divorced her husband to be with Dimitri, fully aware that this choice eliminates her legal custody rights over her young son. Seeks an esc...

• Dimitri (played by Radivoje Bukvić) — protagonist

  Serbian architect working at the construction site where Dounia manages personnel. He is Dounia's romantic partner and the catalyst for her divorce.

• Ali (played by Faouzi Bensaïdi) — supporting

  Dounia's loyal driver who strongly disapproves of her decision to divorce and pursue a relationship with a non-Muslim.

• Gabriel (played by Ralph Amoussou) — supporting

  An undocumented worker at the construction site who discovers a tunnel leading to ancient Christian catacombs, providing Dounia with a potential escape route to leave Morocco.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Dimitri → Gabriel (Professional Worksite Colleague) — Their professional connection comes from the shared construction project.

  Dimitri works as the architect of the construction site, while Gabriel is one of its undocumented workers.

• Dounia → Gabriel (Professional Supervisor And Worker) — Dounia's managerial role places Gabriel within her worksite sphere.

  Gabriel is an undocumented worker at the construction site where Dounia manages personnel.

• Dounia → Ali (Professional Driver And Employer) — Ali serves as Dounia's loyal driver and close practical associate.

  Ali is described as Dounia's loyal driver, while Dounia manages personnel at the construction site.

• Dounia → Dimitri (Romantic Partner) — Dounia and Dimitri are lovers whose relationship drives Dounia's personal crisis.

  Dounia divorced her husband to live her love with Dimitri, the Serbian architect at the construction site.

Story Analysis

Dounia confronts social and legal isolation before a buried tunnel offers a possible path to her son and a life outside Morocco.

Plot Progression

1. A Divided Life — Dounia manages personnel at a construction site in Tangier. She has divorced her husband to live with Dimitri, despite opposition from her mother and Ali.
2. Love Under Judgment — Dounia's relationship with the non-Muslim Dimitri intensifies the social consequences of her divorce. Ali's disapproval reinforces the pressure surrounding her decision.
3. The Custody Barrier — Dounia understands that leaving her husband and pursuing this relationship have destroyed her legal prospects of recovering her young son. Her separation from him causes profound suffering.
4. A Buried Possibility — Gabriel, an undocumented construction worker, discovers a tunnel leading to ancient Christian catacombs. Dounia begins to view the discovery as a possible means of reclaiming her son and leaving Moroc...