Character Relationship Map: Kroll

Characters

• Marcin Kroll (played by Olaf Lubaszenko) — protagonist

  Marcin Kroll is a drafted soldier who goes absent without leave after a fellow soldier commits suicide because of harassment by longer-serving conscripts. Arek eventually captures him and discovers th...

• Kuba Berger (played by Dariusz Kordek) — supporting

  Kuba Berger is Marcin Kroll's best friend and is preparing to leave for Austria when the search begins. He joins Arek and the others in looking for Marcin, despite having an affair with Agata. After M...

• Agata, Kroll's Wife (played by Ewa Bukowska) — supporting

  Agata is Marcin Kroll's wife and one of the people Arek meets while trying to locate him. Her affair with Kuba Berger is the betrayal that Marcin discovers, prompting him to join the army voluntarily....

• Marta, siostra Krolla (played by Agnieszka Różańska) — supporting

  Marta is Marcin Kroll's younger sister and one of the first people Arek meets during his search. Her connection to Marcin gives the investigation a family dimension, and she becomes associated with th...

• Szeregowiec "Chudy" (played by Tadeusz Szymków) — supporting

  Private Chudy is a vulnerable soldier bullied by his fellow soldiers during a military train-loading operation. Kroll intervenes when Chudy is ordered to keep working despite exhaustion. The soldiers...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Marcin Kroll → Agata, Kroll's Wife (Family Spouses In A Betrayal) — Their marriage is undermined by Agata's infidelity, which contributes to the personal conflict behind Kroll's flight.

  Agata is identified as Kroll's wife, and the plot says she had an affair with Kuba and betrayed Kroll's confidence.

• Marcin Kroll → Marta, siostra Krolla (Family Brother And Sister) — Marta searches for her absent brother and tries to learn where he has gone.

  The plot identifies Marta as Kroll's sister and says she searches for him after learning he must return by morning.

Story Dynamics

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

• Marta, siostra Krolla → Kuba Berger (Alliance Search Partners) — Kuba assists Marta's effort to find Kroll, although the plot does not specify what they discover together.

  Marta searches for Kroll with help from Kuba Berger.

• Marcin Kroll → Kuba Berger (Conflict Friend Turned Betrayer) — Their friendship is damaged by Kuba's affair with Kroll's wife, though Kuba later joins the effort to help Kroll.

  The plot identifies Kuba as Kroll's friend, says Kuba resents him, and reveals that Kuba had an affair with Agata. Kuba later plans to help get Kroll...

• Marcin Kroll → Szeregowiec "Chudy" (Alliance Defender And Vulnerable Soldier) — Kroll stands up for Chudy against the other soldiers; later, the concealed circumstances of Chudy's death shift attention away from Kroll's desertion.

  During the train-loading operation, Kroll intervenes when Chudy is bullied and ordered to work despite being exhausted.

Story Analysis

Kroll's disappearance brings a family search into contact with military abuse, a concealed death, and betrayal in his marriage.

Plot Progression

1. Bullying at the Loading Site — Chudy is bullied while exhausted during a military train-loading operation. Kroll intervenes, provoking soldiers who deny his authority.
2. The Search for Kroll — Kroll disappears from his post and is treated as a deserter. Marta learns he must return by morning and begins searching with Kuba and Agata.
3. Questions About Chudy — Marta questions Kroll's military comrades and hears their account that Chudy drowned while on the run. The search begins to expose the troubled relationships surrounding Kroll.
4. The Death Reconsidered — A wounded Kroll is told that Chudy did not drown and that his death was no accident. The discovery of Chudy's unused missing gun means Kroll is no longer considered a suspect.
5. Betrayal and Uncertainty — Kroll's companions plan a meeting at the Sunny Motel and a car-horn signal. A lieutenant's story casts Kroll's flight against the revelation of Agata's infidelity, while Kroll's immediate fate remains...