Character Relationship Map: The Future

Characters

• Bianca (played by Manuela Martelli) — protagonist

  Orphaned sister and narrator who becomes a hair salon apprentice. She partners with two gym trainers to seduce a blind retired actor for a robbery plot, but develops genuine feelings for him. After re...

• Tomas (played by Luigi Ciardo) — supporting

  Bianca's younger brother who believes accidents cause supernatural changes. He shifts from computers to bodybuilding, skips school to work unpaid at a local gym, and invites two personal trainers to l...

• Maciste (played by Rutger Hauer) — supporting

  A reclusive, blind retired actor and former bodybuilder rumored to hide wealth. He meets Bianca, engages in deep conversations, admits he lost his sight in a car accident, and ultimately rejects her r...

• bodybuilder (played by Francesco Crimi) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Bianca → Maciste (Romantic Interest) — Bianca develops genuine feelings for Maciste during the scheme.

  Bianca and Maciste grow emotionally closer, and Bianca admits that she has fallen in love with him.

• Bianca → bodybuilder (Romantic Sexual Partners) — Bianca becomes sexually involved with the two trainers.

  After staying overnight, the personal trainers ingratiate themselves into the household and eventually have sex with Bianca.

• Tomas → bodybuilder (Professional Gym Trainee) — The trainers introduce Tomas to gym work and bodybuilding.

  Tomas skips school to spend time at a local gym, where he takes an unpaid internship under the personal trainers.

• Bianca → Tomas (Family Siblings) — Bianca and Tomas depend on each other after becoming orphans.

  The plot identifies Bianca and Tomas as orphaned siblings after their parents die in a car accident.

Story Dynamics

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

• bodybuilder → Maciste (Conflict Robbery Opponents) — The trainers target Maciste as the intended victim.

  The trainers believe Maciste has hidden wealth in his mansion and repeatedly urge Bianca to steal it.

Story Analysis

An orphaned young woman enters a robbery scheme but discovers that emotional attachment makes the planned deception impossible.

Plot Progression

1. Orphans Without a Safety Net — Bianca and Tomas lose their parents in a car accident and face financial and bureaucratic insecurity. Bianca takes responsibility while Tomas begins moving toward bodybuilding.
2. The Gym Household — Tomas becomes involved with two personal trainers at the gym and brings them into the apartment. Their domestic usefulness gradually conceals their influence over Bianca and Tomas.
3. The Mansion Scheme — The trainers recruit Bianca to seduce and rob Maciste, a reclusive retired actor rumored to possess hidden wealth. Bianca discovers that Maciste is blind but continues meeting him.
4. Love Behind Closed Doors — Bianca and Maciste develop an emotional connection through repeated conversations. Her confession of love is rejected, exposing the gap between the robbery plan and her feelings.
5. The Empty Locked Room — Pressured by the trainers, Bianca searches Maciste's mansion while he sleeps and finds no hidden fortune. She leaves, rejects the scheme, and orders the trainers out.