Character Relationship Map: Savage Three

Characters

• Ovidio Mainardi (played by Joe Dallesandro) — protagonist

  Ovidio works at a data center by day and spends his free time committing acts of escalating violence with two friends. Their crimes grow from provoking a riot at a football game to vehicle theft, rape...

• Giacomo Boatta (played by Gianfranco De Grassi) — protagonist

  Giacomo is one of Ovidio's two friends, and the three work at a data center by day. After work, he joins them in acts of violence that escalate from provoking a riot at a football game to more serious...

• Peppe (played by Guido De Carli) — supporting

  Peppe is one of Ovidio's two friends, and the three work at a data center by day. After work, he joins them in acts of violence that escalate from provoking a riot at a football game to more serious c...

• Research Center Director (played by Enzo Garinei) — supporting

  The research center director reprimands Giacomo for his high error rate and threatens to reassign him to the testing department. This encounter establishes pressure in Giacomo's working life before he...

• Police Marshal Santagà (played by Enrico Maria Salerno) — minor
• Peppe's Mother (played by Francesca Lionti) — minor
• Giacomo's Mother (uncredited) (played by Alba Maiolini) — minor
• Santagà's Partner Detective (played by Renzo Ozzano) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Giacomo's Mother (uncredited) → Giacomo Boatta (mother)
• Peppe's Mother → Peppe (mother)
• Santagà's Partner Detective → Police Marshal Santagà (partner)
• Research Center Director → Giacomo Boatta (Professional Supervisor And Employee) — The director reprimands Giacomo's work and uses the threat of reassignment to assert workplace authority.

  At the research center, the director scolds Giacomo for a high error rate and threatens to reassign him to the testing department.

Story Dynamics

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

• Police Marshal Santagà → Peppe (Conflict Investigator And Suspect) — The investigation culminates in Peppe's capture and questioning, although the plot reference does not establish that Santagà is the officer who questions him.

  Santagà investigates the case involving the trio's attacks and killings. Near the end, Peppe runs when an officer addresses him by name, is caught by...

• Police Marshal Santagà → Giacomo Boatta (Conflict Investigator And Suspect) — Santagà's inquiry threatens Giacomo's involvement in the trio's crimes; the reference does not describe a direct face-to-face interaction.

  Santagà investigates the case involving the trio's attacks and killings, and the inquiry presses closer as the men debate whether to stand together or...

• Police Marshal Santagà → Ovidio Mainardi (Conflict Investigator And Suspect) — Santagà's investigation brings the criminal case closer to Ovidio and his companions, though the supplied plot does not specify a direct encounter between them.

  Santagà investigates the case involving the trio's attacks and killings, while the inquiry presses closer to the men.

• Giacomo Boatta → Peppe (Alliance Criminal Allies) — Their shared participation in the trio's crimes is tested by the group's fear of arrest and disagreement over taking responsibility.

  Giacomo and Peppe are included among the three men whose shared anger turns into violence and theft. Peppe later argues that the group must remain uni...

• Ovidio Mainardi → Peppe (Alliance Strained Criminal Allies) — They participate in escalating crimes together, but pressure over whether to stand united or let one man take the blame exposes the fragility of their bond.

  Ovidio and Peppe are part of the trio whose reckless conduct escalates into violence and murder. As police pressure increases, Peppe insists that the...

• Ovidio Mainardi → Giacomo Boatta (Alliance Violent Accomplices) — Their shared grievances become a criminal alliance, and Giacomo joins Ovidio in accepting collective responsibility for a killing.

  The plot says Ovidio, Giacomo, and Peppe share frustrations, and their anger leads to increasingly reckless behavior, violence, and theft. After a fat...

Story Analysis

Three men's shared frustration becomes a criminal spiral that strains their loyalty as an investigation closes in.

Plot Progression

1. Frustration Takes Shape — Giacomo faces criticism at the research center, while workers discuss violence among confined animals. Ovidio, Giacomo, and Peppe share their frustrations before acting on their anger.
2. The Cost of Escalation — The trio's recklessness develops into violence and theft, followed by a fatal incident. Ovidio claims responsibility, but his companions insist that all three are accountable.
3. Public Consequences — The men's conduct grows more dangerous, and a killing with a body displayed in a piazza attracts public attention. Santagà investigates as pressure mounts on the trio.
4. A Fracturing Alliance — The men argue over whether to remain united or let one take the blame, while Ovidio dismisses Alba's familiar note. Peppe flees during an eviction, is caught, and remains silent when questioned; the i...