Character Relationship Map: Strayed

Characters

• Odile (played by Emmanuelle Béart) — protagonist

  Odile is an attractive widow and former school teacher who flees Paris with her children during the German advance. After their car is destroyed, she accepts shelter in an abandoned country house, man...

• Cathy (played by Clémence Meyer) — supporting

  Cathy is Odile's seven-year-old daughter and one of the refugees fleeing Paris. She quickly enjoys Yvan's company, helping establish his affectionate place within the family despite Odile's initial su...

• Robert (played by Samuel Labarthe) — supporting

  Robert is one of two French soldiers who arrive at the country house after the armistice, apparently leaving the war behind. Odile gives him food and shelter while he sleeps in the house with the othe...

• Georges (played by Jean Fornerod) — supporting

  Georges is one of the two French soldiers who reach the refugees' house after the armistice. Odile shelters him and provides food while he waits to leave. Together with the other soldier, he becomes a...

• Philippe (played by Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet) — supporting

  Philippe is Odile's thirteen-year-old son, traveling with her and his younger sister during the exodus from Paris. He admires Yvan's independence, gives him his late father's watch to persuade him to...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Philippe → Cathy (Family Brother) — Philippe and Cathy are siblings sharing the same refugee journey.

  Philippe and Cathy are identified as Odile’s two children and remain together throughout the family’s escape and refuge.

• Odile → Cathy (Family Mother) — Odile is Cathy’s mother and caregiver.

  Odile joins the exodus with her seven-year-old daughter Cathy and continues caring for her after their car is destroyed.

• Odile → Philippe (Family Mother) — Odile is Philippe's mother and primary protector.

  Odile leaves Paris with her thirteen-year-old son Philippe and protects him during the flight from the advancing German army.

Story Dynamics

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

• Cathy → Georges (Social Household Acquaintance) — Cathy encounters Georges during the soldiers’ brief stay.

  Georges stays in the same house as Cathy after Odile offers the soldiers shelter.

• Cathy → Robert (Social Household Acquaintance) — Cathy encounters Robert as a temporary guest in the refuge.

  Robert stays in the house where Cathy lives with Odile and Philippe after the armistice.

• Philippe → Georges (Social Temporary Associate) — Philippe shares the household space with Georges during the soldiers’ stay.

  Philippe remains in the house while Georges receives food and shelter from Odile after the armistice.

• Philippe → Robert (Social Temporary Associate) — Philippe is directly involved in the tense household encounter with Robert.

  Philippe is present when Robert and Georges stay at the house, and he intervenes when the young outsider attacks Philippe during the dispute over the...

• Robert → Georges (Alliance Military Companion) — Robert and Georges are French soldiers traveling together.

  Robert and Georges arrive together at the country house after leaving the war and after an armistice has been declared.

• Odile → Georges (Social Host And Guest) — Odile offers Georges humanitarian assistance despite her own precarious situation.

  Odile provides food and shelter to Georges after he arrives at the house with Robert.

• Odile → Robert (Social Host And Guest) — Odile temporarily shelters Robert during the soldiers’ journey.

  When Robert arrives at the house with Georges after the armistice, Odile gives the soldiers food and shelter.

Story Analysis

A widowed mother and her children find temporary refuge during wartime, while an isolated teenage outsider becomes both their protector and their deepest secret.

Plot Progression

1. Flight From Paris — Odile, Philippe, and Cathy flee Paris with other civilians as German troops advance. A bombing destroys their car and forces them into the woods.
2. Shelter Behind Closed Lines — A resourceful teenage stranger guides the family to an abandoned country house. By cutting the telephone lines and hiding the radio, he turns the refuge into an isolated world.
3. An Idyllic Interlude — The family establishes a domestic routine while the teenager supplies food through hunting and scavenging. Odile’s suspicion gradually weakens as she teaches him to read and learns fragments of his pa...
4. Soldiers At The Door — Robert and Georges arrive after the armistice, and Odile shelters them. Distrust of the soldiers produces violence, separating the teenager from the household before Odile seeks him out.
5. The Lie In The Camp — Police trace the teenager to the house, while Philippe and Odile defend him. In the refugee camp, Odile conceals his identity and learns of his death.