Character Relationship Map: Prey

Characters

• Claire (played by Bérénice Bejo) — protagonist

  Matriarch and co-owner of the farm. Motivated by the mysterious bite marks on their livestock, she organizes and leads the family into the adjacent forest to hunt the predator.

• Nathan (played by Grégoire Colin) — protagonist

  Patriarch and farm owner. Confident in his tracking abilities, he drives the expedition deep into the ravaged forest to confront the beast before it endangers the farm further.

• Marie (played by Isabelle Renauld) — supporting

  Member of the farming family. Participates in the forest expedition to investigate the decaying ecosystem and hunt the predator, ultimately sharing the group's fate.

• Nicolas (played by François Levantal) — supporting

  Member of the farming family. Joins the hunting party to confront the unknown predator, witnessing firsthand how the surrounding nature is being destroyed.

• David (played by Joseph Malerba) — supporting

  Son of the farm owners. Part of the hunting party that ventures into the woods, he experiences the shocking realization that the environment is dying and they are now the hunted.

• Eric (played by Fred Ulysse) — supporting

  Son of the farm owners. Accompanies the family into the neighboring forest to hunt the beast, only to find himself and his kin trapped as sunsets and howls surround them.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Nathan → Nicolas (Family Protector) — Nathan's warning to Marie includes Nicolas, whom he wants to get away from the contaminated area.

  Nathan urges Marie and Nicolas to leave without telling anyone.

• Nathan → Marie (Family Protector) — Nathan tries to protect Marie by warning her about the danger and urging her to evacuate.

  Nathan calls Marie, warns her that the animals have gone mad and the groundwater is poisoned, and urges her to leave.

• Nathan → David (Family Father And Son) — They investigate the abnormal animals together, but David dies during the escalating attacks.

  The reference says Nathan joins his father, David, on the hunting trip.

Story Dynamics

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

• David → Eric (Alliance Hunting Companions) — They are together on the hunt when the group encounters abnormal wildlife and discovers signs of contamination.

  The reference says David and Eric accompany Nathan on the hunting trip.

• Nathan → Claire (Alliance Family Allies) — During the animal attacks, Nathan attempts to protect Claire as they try to escape.

  The reference says Claire arrives during the crisis and Nathan tries to get her to safety.

• Nathan → Eric (Business Partners In Conflict) — Their connection is strained by Eric's anger over the factory's chemicals and the harm he believes they may be causing.

  The reference calls Eric Nathan's partner and says Eric is increasingly angry about the family business and wants to confront Nathan's father.

Story Analysis

A family crisis turns into a desperate struggle to escape aggressive wildlife as evidence links the animals' behavior to factory contamination.

Plot Progression

1. Marks and Factory Suspicions — David is found injured, and he and Nathan notice unexplained marks diagnosed as chemical burns. The family's attention turns to the factory, while Eric's anger about its products intensifies.
2. A Hunt Turns Dangerous — Nathan, David, and Eric set out to track wild boar. Their hunt becomes threatening when they encounter an animal behaving abnormally and find a boar with lesions.
3. Evidence of Poisoned Water — Nathan tests the lake water, and the evidence points to fertilizer contaminating groundwater. A dead sow exposed to factory products strengthens the connection between the pollution and the wildlife.
4. The Group Is Overrun — Further animal attacks make escape chaotic, and Nathan's father and David die. Nathan warns Marie and Nicolas about the poisoned groundwater and urges them to leave.
5. An Unresolved Escape — Claire arrives during the crisis, and Nathan tries to get her to safety amid further attacks. Badly wounded and losing blood, he calls for emergency services, but the excerpt ends before help arrives.