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Characters

• Kevin (played by Sebastian Van Dun) — protagonist

  Kevin is released from youth prison after knocking down a man and leaving him behind as dead. Rejected by his father, he moves in with his aunt Sonja and uncle Willem. He punches John's mother, helps...

• John (played by Mistral Guidotti) — supporting

  John is a shy, introverted boy controlled and abused by his mother, who restricts his movements, forces repeated showers, and sexually harasses him. After discovering that she sabotaged his bike, he a...

• Sammy (played by Loïc Bellemans) — supporting

  Sammy is Sonja and Willem's son and Kevin's cousin. He is friends with the introverted John and waits with Kevin outside John's house before entering it. After witnessing the killing, Sammy struggles...

• Willem (played by Robbie Cleiren) — supporting

  Willem is Kevin's uncle and Sonja's partner, and he lives with them and their son Sammy. The plot identifies his household as the place where Kevin moves after his father refuses to take him back. Alt...

• Sonja (played by Karlijn Sileghem) — supporting

  Sonja is Kevin's aunt and Sammy's mother, living with Willem. She accompanies Kevin to the police station after the investigation links him to John and his threatening Facebook message. Believing Kevi...

• John's mother (played by Els Deceukelier) — supporting

  John's mother is an unstable, controlling woman who suffers from separation anxiety and mysophobia. She confines John through imaginary household boundaries, repeated washing, social restrictions, and...

• Lina's mother (played by Katelijne Verbeke) — supporting
• Lina (played by Lena Suijkerbuijk) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Lina's mother → Lina (mother)
• John's mother → John (mother)
• Kevin → Willem (Family Uncle And Nephew)

  Kevin moves in with his aunt Sonja and uncle Willem after leaving youth prison.

• Kevin → Sonja (Family Aunt And Nephew)

  After Kevin's father refuses to let him return home, Kevin moves in with his aunt Sonja.

• Willem → Sammy (Family Father)

  The plot states that Sonja and Willem have a son named Sammy.

• Sonja → Sammy (Family Mother)

  Sonja and Willem have a son named Sammy, and Sammy tells his mother what happened.

Story Dynamics

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

• Kevin → John (Alliance Co-perpetrator)

  Kevin punches John's mother to the ground, while John strangles her and drives the corpse away.

• Sammy → Kevin (Social Friend)

  The police discover that Sammy is befriended with Kevin.

• Sammy → John (Social Friend)

  Sammy is befriended with the shy and introverted John.

Story Analysis

A violent secret binds three young people together while family loyalty and fear distort the search for truth.

Plot Progression

1. A Difficult Homecoming
2. John's Closed World
3. Violence Behind the Door
4. The Investigation Tightens
5. Silence and Sacrifice