Character Relationship Map: Get Away

Characters

• Richard (played by Nick Frost) — protagonist

  Richard is presented as one of the four members of a family visiting the remote island of Svalta during a holiday. His apparent family identity later proves to be a cover, as the group are unrelated p...

• Susan (played by Aisling Bea) — protagonist

  Susan is presented as one of the adult members of the visiting family, arriving on Svalta to witness the island's historical play. The family's normal appearance conceals their real purpose: they are...

• Sam (played by Sebastian Croft) — supporting

  Sam is one of the teenage members of the apparent family visiting Svalta. The teenagers are notably unperturbed by a decapitated bird, and the group's family identity is later exposed as false when th...

• Jessie (played by Maisie Ayres) — supporting

  Jessie is one of the teenage members of the supposed family on holiday in Svalta. She appears unusually calm around violence, and the revelation that she knows very little about her supposed brother h...

• Detective Forsberg (played by Ville Virtanen) — supporting
• Johan (played by Tero Jartti) — minor
• Matts (played by Eero Milonoff) — supporting

Story Dynamics

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

• Matts → Richard (Social Host And Guest) — Matts provides the visitors with lodging, placing him in conflict with local authorities over their presence.

  Matts rented his mother's house to the visiting family, and the local kommune confronted him for bringing outsiders to Svalta without approval.

• Detective Forsberg → Johan (Conflict Investigative Concern) — Forsberg is concerned about Johan's presence and subsequent violent actions on the island.

  Detective Forsberg and Agnes discuss Johan after his arrival on the island following his release, and their concern proves justified when Agnes report...

• Richard → Johan (Conflict Opposing Threats) — Both are associated with lethal violence on Svalta, but the reference does not establish a direct encounter between them.

  The plot reference reports that Johan has gone berserk as Svalta comes under siege and many people die; Richard's profile separately identifies him as...

• Sam → Jessie (Narrative False Siblings) — They are presented as siblings during the visit, but the profile identifies them as unrelated and notes Jessie's limited knowledge of Sam.

  Jessie's profile says she knows very little about her supposed brother, helping expose that the group's family identity is false.

• Susan → Jessie (Alliance Co-conspirator) — They maintain the appearance of a family holiday while sharing the group's concealed purpose.

  The character profiles describe Susan and Jessie as members of the supposedly familial group whose real identity is a group of unrelated psychopaths p...

• Susan → Sam (Alliance Co-conspirator) — Their apparent family connection conceals their participation in the group's planned violence.

  The character profiles identify the visiting group, including Susan and Sam, as unrelated psychopaths planning to massacre the islanders.

• Richard → Jessie (Alliance Co-conspirator) — Richard and Jessie are presented as family members, but the profile identifies that family identity as a cover for the group's plan.

  The character profiles describe the supposed family as unrelated psychopaths conducting a planned massacre.

• Richard → Sam (Alliance Co-conspirator) — Their supposed father-and-son relationship is false; beneath the cover, they are part of the same planned massacre, while their tension escalates into an argument.

  The character profiles identify Richard and Sam as unrelated members of the group of psychopaths planning to massacre the islanders. The plot referenc...

• Richard → Susan (Alliance Co-conspirator) — They pose as members of a family on holiday while participating in the group's concealed killing plan.

  Their apparent family identity is described as a cover for a planned massacre by unrelated psychopaths.

Story Analysis

A holiday on an isolated island becomes increasingly threatening as its history, rules, and violence close in around the visitors.

Plot Progression

1. A Holiday Under Old Rules — The visitors travel to Svalta after learning about its deadly quarantine history. Hostility from locals and warnings about the island's rules turn the holiday into an uneasy arrival.
2. Warnings at the House — The group receives a disturbing warning at their lodging, but Susan insists on continuing the holiday. The family tries to maintain normality while the teenagers pursue their own activities.
3. History Becomes Ritual — The Karantan performance turns the island's history of quarantine, death, hunger, and cannibalism into public ritual. The closed harbor and instructions to await English contacts reinforce the island'...
4. Siege and Family Division — News about Johan's violent breakdown arrives alongside reports of deaths and a burning town. Violence engulfs Svalta, while Richard and Sam's bitter argument leaves the group divided.