Linda Komkowski (played by Jodie Foster) is a protagonist in Five Corners.
Linda is Heinz’s former near-rape victim and the central woman in the story. Fearing Heinz’s danger, she meets him in the park, secretly prepares a board for defense, rejects his stolen penguin gift, and escapes after a violent struggle. Heinz later takes her unconscious to a rooftop, where her safety prevents a sharpshooter from firing. Harry Fitzgerald (played by Tim Robbins) is a protagonist in Five Corners.
Harry is the young man who previously protected Linda during Heinz’s attempted assault. Shaped by his policeman father’s murder and by non-violent resistance to racism, he has adopted Buddhism and pacifism. His commitment to non-violence complicates his renewed effort to protect Linda from Heinz. Heinz Sabatino (played by John Turturro) appears in Five Corners.
Heinz is a recently released prisoner who served time for attempted rape and returns to reunite with his ailing mother and pursue Linda, his former near-rape victim. He gives Linda stolen penguins, kills one when she rejects him, attacks her, and later dies from a mysterious arrow while holding her on a rooftop.
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Characters
Linda Komkowski
(played by Jodie Foster) — protagonist
Linda is Heinz’s former near-rape victim and the central woman in the story. Fearing Heinz’s danger, she meets him in the park, secretly prepares a board for defense, rejects his stolen penguin gift,...
Harry Fitzgerald
(played by Tim Robbins) — protagonist
Harry is the young man who previously protected Linda during Heinz’s attempted assault. Shaped by his policeman father’s murder and by non-violent resistance to racism, he has adopted Buddhism and pac...
Heinz Sabatino
(played by John Turturro) — supporting
Heinz is a recently released prisoner who served time for attempted rape and returns to reunite with his ailing mother and pursue Linda, his former near-rape victim. He gives Linda stolen penguins, ki...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Heinz Sabatino → Linda Komkowski
(Romantic Abusive Ex)
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Heinz Sabatino → Harry Fitzgerald
(Conflict Ideological Rival)
Harry Fitzgerald → Linda Komkowski
(Alliance Protector)
Story Analysis
A cycle of violence links a returning sexual predator, a threatened woman, a pacifist protector, and two unexplained arrow killings.
Plot Progression
A Murdered Teacher
Old Violence Returns
The Midnight Gift
Flight and Pursuit
Rooftop Reckoning
Directed by Tony Bill
Five Corners (1987) · 5.9/10 · crime, drama, thriller
