Character Relationship Map: Revenge

Characters

• Jen (played by Matilda Lutz) — protagonist

  Jen is a young American who visits Richard's secluded desert home and hopes he will help her pursue a life in Los Angeles. After Stan rapes her and Richard attacks her, she survives being left for dea...

• Richard (played by Kevin Janssens) — protagonist

  Richard is Jen's married boyfriend and the owner of the secluded desert vacation home. He brings Jen there, tries to conceal their relationship from his wife, and responds violently when she threatens...

• Stan (played by Vincent Colombe) — supporting

  Stan is Richard's friend and a participant in the hunting trip at Richard's desert home. After Jen rejects his advances, he rapes her while Dimitri ignores what happens. He later helps hunt Jen, but s...

• Dimitri (played by Guillaume Bouchède) — supporting

  Dimitri is Richard's friend and joins the hunting trip with Stan. He witnesses Stan raping Jen but does nothing, then helps Richard and Stan search for her after Richard believes she is dead. Jen catc...

• Richard's Wife (played by Barbara Gateau) — supporting

  Richard's Wife is the person Richard calls while he is with Jen, underscoring that their relationship is hidden from her. Jen later threatens to reveal the affair to her, prompting Richard to slap Jen...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Richard's Wife → Richard (wife)
• Richard's Wife → Jen (Romantic Unknowing Rival) — Richard's wife is connected to Jen through the concealed affair.

  Richard speaks with his wife after sleeping with Jen, and Jen later threatens to reveal their relationship to her.

• Jen → Richard (Romantic Lovers) — Their affair begins as an intimate relationship but collapses into betrayal and violence.

  Jen travels with Richard to his secluded vacation home, and they sleep together before he calls his wife.

Story Dynamics

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

• Dimitri → Jen (Unknown Bystander) — Dimitri is a passive witness to the violence against Jen.

  Dimitri sees Stan raping Jen but ignores the assault instead of intervening.

• Stan → Jen (Conflict Rapist) — Stan's assault is a major trigger for the later violence.

  Stan becomes aggressive after Jen rejects his advances and rapes her while Dimitri watches.

• Stan → Dimitri (Alliance Hunting Companion) — They cooperate as members of the same hunting group.

  Stan and Dimitri arrive together for the hunting trip and search the desert with Richard.

• Richard → Dimitri (Social Friend) — Dimitri belongs to Richard's hunting-party circle.

  Dimitri arrives with Stan to participate in the hunting trip at Richard's home.

• Richard → Stan (Social Friend) — Stan is one of Richard's hunting companions.

  Stan arrives at Richard's vacation home with Dimitri to join Richard on a hunting trip.

Story Analysis

A betrayed woman survives attempted murder and systematically turns the violence of her attackers back against them.

Plot Progression

1. A Secret Desert Getaway — Jen and Richard arrive at his secluded vacation home and begin an affair-centered escape. Richard's marriage remains present through his phone call to his wife.
2. The Hunters Arrive — Stan and Dimitri arrive early, forcing Richard to introduce Jen. A drunken party creates sexual tension and exposes the fragile social balance.
3. Betrayal at the Cliff — Stan assaults Jen, Dimitri ignores it, and Richard responds with control rather than protection. Jen's threat to reveal the affair leads to a desert pursuit and her apparent death.
4. The Phoenix Rises — Jen survives the impalement and begins fighting back. She kills Dimitri, treats her wound with peyote and fire, and transforms her trauma into resolve.
5. Blood Across the House — Jen ambushes and kills Stan before returning to Richard's home. Their final shotgun struggle ends with Richard's death and Jen's escape.