Character Relationship Map: The Candidate

Characters

• Michel Dedieu (played by Yvan Attal) — protagonist
• Georges (played by Niels Arestrup) — supporting
• maxime (played by Maurice Bénichou) — supporting
• sam (played by Guillaume Gallienne) — supporting
• Nicole (played by Sophie Broustal) — supporting
• Christine Challe (played by Clotilde de Bayser) — supporting
• Le docteur Mascard (played by Alain Doutey) — supporting
• Le garde du corps de Michel (played by Bruno Esposito) — supporting
• Eric Carson (played by Thierry Hancisse) — supporting
• Philippe Challe (played by Laurent Grévill) — supporting
• Edouard (played by Cyril Couton) — supporting
• Henri (played by Luc Thuillier) — minor
• Nadia (played by Isabelle Le Nouvel) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Michel Dedieu → Le garde du corps de Michel (Professional Security Relationship)

  The campaign team is described as including Michel Dedieu's bodyguard among those managing the candidate's campaign environment.

• Michel Dedieu → Le docteur Mascard (Professional Medical Adviser)

  Le docteur Mascard provides a certificate stating that Michel Dedieu is in excellent health, while private conversations keep his condition sensitive.

• Michel Dedieu → maxime (Professional Former Teacher)

  The plot identifies maxime as Michel Dedieu's former teacher, while Georges recalls that maxime is stranded in New York because of financial problems.

• Michel Dedieu → Georges (Professional Strategist)

  Georges manages campaign operations, negotiates with broadcasters, and advises Michel Dedieu on the final debate.

Story Dynamics

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

• Georges → maxime (Social Acquaintance)

  Georges recalls that maxime is stranded in New York because of financial problems.

• Georges → Eric Carson (Conflict Strategic Rivalry)

  Georges discusses the campaign's proposed final question and the contest against Eric Carson, which he describes as an unwinnable situation for Michel...

• Michel Dedieu → Henri (Alliance Campaign Collaborator)

  Henri is named among the campaign team members managing the candidate's speeches, presentation, and debate preparation.

• Michel Dedieu → Nadia (Alliance Campaign Collaborator)

  Nadia is listed among the campaign personnel involved in preparing Michel Dedieu for the decisive debate.

• Michel Dedieu → Philippe Challe (Alliance Campaign Collaborator)

  Philippe Challe is identified as a member of the team handling the campaign's filming and media preparation.

• Michel Dedieu → Edouard (Alliance Campaign Collaborator)

  Edouard is named among the staff members managing Michel Dedieu's campaign before the final debate.

• Michel Dedieu → Nicole (Alliance Campaign Collaborator)

  Nicole is included in Michel Dedieu's campaign team, which manages speeches, presentation, and debate preparations.

• Michel Dedieu → Christine Challe (Alliance Campaign Collaborator)

  Christine Challe is named as a member of Michel Dedieu's campaign team during preparations for the decisive debate.

• Michel Dedieu → sam (Alliance Campaign Collaborator)

  Sam is listed among Michel Dedieu's campaign team, which handles media preparation and the candidate's public presentation.

• Michel Dedieu → Eric Carson (Conflict Political Opponent)

  Polls place Eric Carson ahead, and the decisive television debate presents Eric Carson and Michel Dedieu as opposing candidates.

Story Analysis

A pressured presidential candidate moves from tightly managed political performance toward a more direct statement about national and global responsibility.

Plot Progression

1. A Candidate Under Suspicion
2. Manufacturing the Public Image
3. Pressure Before the Debate
4. The Strategist Confronted
5. A Debate About Responsibility