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.

Key Relationships

• Claire → Eric (Alliance Protector)
• Marie → David (Alliance Scouts)
• Nathan → Nicolas (Alliance Hunting Partners)
• David → Eric (Family Siblings)
• Marie → Nicolas (Family Siblings)
• Nathan → Eric (Family Parent-Child)
• Nathan → David (Family Parent-Child)
• Claire → Nicolas (Family Parent-Child)
• Claire → Marie (Family Parent-Child)
• Claire → Nathan (Family Spouse)

Story Analysis

A farming family ventures into a dying forest to hunt a predator, only to become its target.

Plot Progression

1. Discovery on the Farm
2. Descent into the Woods
3. Echoes of Danger
4. The Hunters Become Prey