Character Relationship Map: Mayday

Characters

• Ana (played by Grace Van Patten) — protagonist

  Protagonist and hotel worker abused by her boss. After falling into the ocean during a storm, she washes ashore on a utopian women-only island. She learns combat, struggles with the camp's violent ide...

• Marsha (played by Mia Goth) — protagonist

  Former hesitant bride turned ruthless leader of the island's female resistance. She runs a utopian camp where women hunt and kill invading men using fake distress signals. Initially welcoming to Ana,...

• Bea (played by Havana Rose Liu) — supporting

  One of the initial island survivors living in a beached submarine. Initially traumatized and hysterical during attacks, she is captured by men and forced to dig her own grave before being rescued by A...

• Gert (played by Soko) — supporting

  A skilled fighter and resident of the submarine camp who trains Ana in marksmanship. She grows skeptical of Marsha's leadership and agrees to help Ana leave the island. Gert coordinates with other cam...

• June (played by Juliette Lewis) — supporting

  Ana's former hotel friend who becomes a mechanic on the island. She warns Ana that leaving will cause the utopia to collapse like a dying star. Despite her fears, June assists in calculating the preci...

• Dimitri (played by Théodore Pellerin) — supporting

  Ana's coworker and a DJ at the hotel. His voice is heard transmitting a distress call from a submerged submarine, promising to return for Ana. This broadcast triggers Ana's full memory recovery. He is...

• Soldier (played by Noel Dusman) — minor
• Head Waiter (played by Frano Mašković) — supporting

  Ana's abusive employer at the hotel who torments her. On the island, he appears as a hostile soldier attacking Ana during patrol. He represents the real-world male violence that contrasts with the isl...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Marsha → Gert (Power Leadership And Subordination) — Gert is a camp member who increasingly challenges Marsha's authority.

  Gert questions Marsha about Bea's capture, and later helps organize Ana's departure despite Marsha's opposition.

• Ana → Dimitri (Professional Coworkers) — Dimitri's voice reconnects Ana with her real-world identity.

  Dimitri is Ana's coworker and hotel DJ. His radio broadcast makes Ana recognize his voice and recover her memories.

• Ana → June (Professional Former Coworkers) — Their former workplace connection becomes practical support for Ana's return.

  Ana and June comfort Marsha at the hotel. On the island, June becomes a mechanic and calculates the storm parameters for Ana's escape.

• Ana → Gert (Professional Trainee And Trainer) — Gert trains Ana and becomes one of her most reliable supporters.

  The girls show Ana how to shoot a rifle, and Gert later agrees to help Ana leave the island.

• Ana → Marsha (Power Recruit And Leader) — Marsha initially controls Ana's integration into the women's resistance.

  Marsha brings Ana to the submarine camp, teaches her the island's ideology, and helps turn her into a fighter.

Story Dynamics

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

• Ana → Soldier (Conflict Combatant Opponents) — Ana's changing response to soldiers marks her moral transformation.

  Ana initially hesitates to kill stranded men, but later shoots soldiers scaling the cliffs without hesitation.

• Marsha → Soldier (Conflict Resistance Leader And Enemy Force) — Marsha's camp is organized around fighting the soldiers and invading men.

  Marsha leads a camp that sends fake distress signals to lure invading men to their deaths and describes an ongoing war against them.

• Bea → Soldier (Conflict Captive And Captors) — The soldiers directly threaten Bea's life and embody the invading force.

  Bea is captured by men and forced to dig her own grave before Ana and the girls rescue her.

• Gert → June (Alliance Escape Coordinators) — They contribute complementary skills to Ana's escape plan.

  Gert coordinates with the island's camps by radio, while June provides the precise calculations needed to cross the storm.

• Marsha → Bea (Alliance Campmates) — Their shared camp bond is strained by Marsha's increasingly harsh leadership.

  Bea lives with Marsha in the beached submarine, and Marsha later refuses to come inside to comfort Bea during an air raid.

• Ana → Bea (Alliance Rescue Partners) — Their bond develops through rescue, shared vulnerability, and sacrifice.

  Ana shoots the men who force Bea to dig her own grave. Later, Ana and Bea discuss Ana's departure before Bea disappears.

• Ana → Head Waiter (Conflict Abuser And Victim) — The Head Waiter represents the violence Ana is trying to escape.

  Ana is abused by the cruel head waiter at the hotel. On the island, he appears again as a soldier and attacks her during patrol.

Story Analysis

Ana moves through a violent female utopia, recovers her identity, and chooses a difficult return to reality.

Plot Progression

1. The Voice Beneath the Storm — Ana endures abuse at the hotel before a power-cut storm leads her toward a mysterious mayday voice. She falls through an oven and reaches an unknown shore.
2. Island of Armed Women — Marsha introduces Ana to a women-only camp and its war against invading men. Ana learns to shoot and joins missions built around deception and violence.
3. Violence and Returning Memory — Ana rescues Bea but becomes increasingly alienated from Marsha's ideology. A radio broadcast from Dimitri restores Ana's memories and clarifies her connection to home.
4. The Cost of Leaving — Gert and June help Ana understand the danger of leaving the island and calculate a route through the storm. The other camps support her, while Marsha confronts her choice.
5. Swimming Back to Reality — Ana receives emotional farewells and enters the storm. Marsha's radio guidance helps her survive, reunite with Dimitri, and return to the hotel banquet hall.