Character Relationship Map: A Certain Sacrifice

Characters

• Bruna (played by Madonna) — protagonist

  Bruna is a Lower East Side resident who lives with three love slaves and becomes romantically involved with Dashiel after meeting him at a Washington Square Park fountain. After being sexually attacke...

• Dashiel (played by Jeremy Pattnosh) — supporting

  Dashiel meets Bruna at a water fountain in Washington Square Park, and the two fall in love. He joins Bruna and her three love slaves in abducting Raymond Hall, helping lure him into a limousine and b...

• Raymond Hall (played by Charles Kurtz) — supporting

  Raymond Hall is the man who rapes Bruna in a bathroom at a coffee shop. Bruna seeks retribution by enlisting Dashiel and her three love slaves to abduct him. Disguised as prostitutes, they lure Raymon...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Bruna → Dashiel (Romantic Interest) — Their sudden romance becomes central to Bruna's later revenge plan.

  Bruna meets Dashiel at a water fountain in Washington Square Park, and the plot states that they fall in love.

Story Dynamics

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

• Dashiel → Raymond Hall (Conflict Captor And Adversary) — Dashiel becomes one of Raymond's direct captors and enemies.

  Dashiel helps Bruna lure Raymond into a limousine, abduct him, and bring him to a theatre for the sacrifice.

• Bruna → Raymond Hall (Conflict Victim And Perpetrator) — Raymond's assault creates the central revenge conflict.

  Raymond Hall rapes Bruna in a coffee-shop bathroom, after which Bruna seeks retribution against him.

Story Analysis

Bruna's new love and traumatic victimization lead her toward an elaborate act of revenge against Raymond Hall.

Plot Progression

1. A Strange Household — Bruna is introduced as a Lower East Side resident living with three love slaves. Her unusual domestic arrangement establishes the film's central emotional tension.
2. Love at the Fountain — Bruna meets Dashiel at a Washington Square Park fountain, and they fall in love. Their connection changes Bruna's relationship with the people already devoted to her.
3. Violence Behind Desire — Bruna tells her lovers she no longer needs them, provoking a sexual attack. Later, Raymond Hall rapes Bruna in a coffee-shop bathroom.
4. The Revenge Design — Bruna responds to the rape by recruiting Dashiel and her love slaves. They disguise themselves as prostitutes and prepare to abduct Raymond.
5. Sacrifice in the Theatre — The disguised group lures Raymond into a limousine and takes him to a theatre. A Satanic sacrifice follows, ending with Dashiel spreading Raymond's blood over Bruna.