Character Relationship Map: Dark Woods

Characters

• Gunnar (played by Bjørn Floberg) — protagonist

  Gunnar is the boss of Real TV's production team and the organizer of the wilderness test. He brings the crew to a remote log house where he spent summers as a child, then tells Lasse and Per to hide t...

• Lasse (played by Kristoffer Joner) — supporting

  Lasse is one of Gunnar's production crew members and a friend of Per. During the survival weekend at Gunnar's remote cabin, he and Per discover a lifeless body in a nearby lake. He follows Gunnar's in...

• Elin (played by Eva Röse) — supporting

  Elin is a Swedish member of Gunnar's new production crew who joins the group for the wilderness weekend. She is initially kept unaware of the body found by Lasse and Per, but the troubling incidents a...

• Per (played by Marko Iversen Kanic) — supporting

  Per is Lasse's friend and a member of Gunnar's Real TV production crew. While staying at the remote cabin, he discovers a lifeless body in the nearby lake together with Lasse. He accepts Gunnar's dire...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Gunnar → Elin (Professional Exercise Leader And Crew Member) — Gunnar controls the conditions of Elin's stay, while the group's alarming discoveries and incidents undermine confidence in his leadership.

  Gunnar puts the television crew, including Elin, through the wilderness exercise and imposes its rules.

• Gunnar → Per (Professional Boss And Crew Member) — Gunnar directs Per during the exercise, which becomes more troubling as Per disappears and is later found by the pond.

  Per is a member of Gunnar's production crew, and Gunnar leads the survival and team-building exercise that Per attends.

• Gunnar → Lasse (Professional Boss And Crew Member In Conflict) — Gunnar's authority over the exercise clashes with Lasse's concern about the body's discovery and the group's safety.

  Gunnar organizes the wilderness exercise for the television crew, and Lasse challenges him over the harsh rules and the decision to delay reporting th...

Story Dynamics

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

• Per → Elin (Social Crew Members In A Crisis) — The plot places them within the same crew, but provides no more specific personal bond between them.

  Per and Elin are both members of the crew participating in Gunnar's exercise, and the group reacts with alarm when Per is found by the pond.

• Lasse → Elin (Alliance Crew Members Facing A Shared Crisis) — They are together at the cabin area during the unresolved crisis after the others depart.

  Lasse stays behind with Elin after Gunnar and the others leave to call for help.

• Lasse → Per (Social Friends) — Their friendship is set against the isolation of the exercise and their shared discovery near the pond.

  The character information identifies Per as Lasse's friend. The plot also describes them as discovering the body together.

Story Analysis

A television crew's wilderness exercise becomes a crisis as a disturbing discovery, escalating tensions, and isolation undermine Gunnar's control.

Plot Progression

1. Into the Remote Exercise — Gunnar takes the crew into the woods for a demanding four-day survival and team-building exercise. He imposes restrictions that intensify Lasse's discomfort with the isolation.
2. The Pond's Dark History — Gunnar warns the crew away from the pond, while stories emerge about a wartime plane crash nearby. Lasse and Per discover a dead woman near the water.
3. Silence and Suspicion — Lasse wants the discovery reported immediately, but Gunnar persuades the others to wait until their planned return. The food found in a deserted tent and the escalating punishments add to the group's...
4. Per's Disappearance — Per gets loose and disappears, prompting a search. Gunnar acknowledges responsibility for continuing the exercise and says the others may leave.
5. An Unresolved Crossing — Per is found by the pond, and the group reacts with alarm. Gunnar and the others go to call for help, but Lasse and Elin are left facing the washed-out log crossing.