Character Relationship Map: Kompromat

Characters

• Mathieu Roussel (played by Gilles Lellouche) — protagonist

  Director of the Alliance française in Irkutsk who is falsely accused of child pornography and molestation by the FSB. Framed with kompromat, he escapes house arrest, flees across Russia with Svetlana'...

• Svetlana (played by Joanna Kulig) — protagonist

  A woman who believes in Roussel's innocence and despises her father-in-law Rostov. She provides him with illegal SIM cards, helps him evade the FSB, drives him to the Estonian border, and shares an in...

• Rostov (played by Mikhail Gorevoy) — supporting

  Head of the Russian FSB and father-in-law to Svetlana's husband. He orchestrates the false kompromat charges against Roussel and later scolds his son Sasha, triggering the suicide that deeply impacts...

• Sagarine (played by Igor Jijikine) — supporting

  Former Spetsnaz operative tasked by the FSB to hunt down the fugitive Roussel. He suspects Svetlana's involvement, tracks Roussel to the border, attempts to drown him in a marsh, but is ultimately ove...

Key Relationships

• Svetlana → Sagarine (Conflict Suspect)
• Mathieu Roussel → Sagarine (Conflict Fugitive)
• Mathieu Roussel → Rostov (Conflict Target)
• Rostov → Sagarine (Professional Commander)
• Svetlana → Rostov (Family Father-in-law)
• Mathieu Roussel → Svetlana (Romantic Lovers)

Story Analysis

A French diplomat framed by Russian intelligence fights for survival and freedom against a corrupt state apparatus.

Plot Progression

1. The Framing And Flight
2. The Manhunt And Evasion
3. The Border And The Break
4. The Final Confrontation