Character Relationship Map: The Professional

Characters

• Luka Laban (played by Borivoje Todorović) — protagonist

  A former State Security officer who has secretly followed Teodor Kraj for ten years, documenting his life in daily reports and recovering his lost belongings. Luka visits Teodor to deliver four books...

• Marta (played by Nataša Ninković) — supporting

  Teodor Kraj's secretary and lover, Marta is present during his tense meetings with Luka Laban and repeatedly interrupts moments that appear violent or compromising. She helps expose the chaos surround...

• Gipsani (played by Dragan Jovanović) — supporting

  A boastful, eccentric member of Teodor Kraj's circle, Gipsani is frequently injured and helps shape the film's recollections of Teodor's opposition to the regime. During one protest, his sarcastic def...

• Maki (played by Josif Tatić) — supporting

  A fat, grumpy and frequently drunk companion of Teodor Kraj, Maki belongs to the small circle that shares Teodor's kafana nights and political arguments. He is present during Luka Laban's early survei...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Luka Laban → Maki (Professional Surveillance Subject)

  Luka poses as a newspaper salesman and joins the publisher, Maki, and Gipsani at a kafana while monitoring the group.

• Luka Laban → Gipsani (Professional Surveillance Subject)

  Luka infiltrates the publisher's circle, which includes Gipsani, and repeatedly observes their activities while working for State Security.

Story Dynamics

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

• Marta → Maki (Social Acquaintances)

  Marta enters the publisher's life through a kafana encounter involving the publisher's friends Maki and Gipsani.

• Marta → Gipsani (Social Acquaintances)

  Marta becomes connected to the publisher's social circle after the kafana encounter in which the publisher is accompanied by Maki and Gipsani.

• Maki → Gipsani (Social Companions)

  Maki and Gipsani are both identified as members of the publisher's close circle and later comfort him together in a kafana.

• Luka Laban → Marta (Alliance Protective Associate)

  When Marta is threatened during the office confrontation, Luka intervenes and saves her and the publisher from the armed operative.

Story Analysis

A former security officer confronts the publisher he monitored for a decade, turning political surveillance into an uneasy farewell.

Plot Progression

1. The Watcher Arrives
2. A Decade Under Surveillance
3. Evidence Of Ruin
4. The Office Under Siege
5. A Dangerous Friendship