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Characters

• Thomas (played by Niels Schneider) — protagonist
• Mona (played by Adèle Exarchopoulos) — supporting
• Alex (played by Roman Coustère Hachez) — supporting
• Marco (played by Franck Falise) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Mona → Alex (Family Mother And Son) — Mona is Alex's mother and works while Thomas helps look after him.

  Mona is identified as Alex's mother, and she works while Thomas tries to help care for Alex.

• Thomas → Alex (Family Uncle And Nephew) — Thomas takes on a caring role with his nephew, and the search for Alex helps draw Thomas and his father together.

  Alex is identified as the young son of Thomas's late brother. Thomas tries to help care for Alex, and Alex later explains that he went looking for a c...

Story Dynamics

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

• Thomas → Marco (Narrative Revealer Of Family History) — Marco's account challenges the story Thomas had been told about his brother's death and forces Thomas to reassess his father.

  A conversation with Marco brings the family's past into sharper focus. Marco tells Thomas that his brother died by suicide and that his father conceal...

Story Analysis

Thomas returns to a strained family and confronts the hidden past, grief, and his decision to remain connected to the farm.

Plot Progression

1. Homecoming and Hardship — Thomas returns to the rural family home because his mother is seriously ill. He meets Alex and Mona, learns of the farm's financial troubles, and begins helping care for Alex.
2. A Family Secret Emerges — Alex's questions and the discovery of a flooded field lead Thomas toward memories of his brother. Marco reveals that the death was not the hunting accident the family had been told about, and explains...
3. Grief and Growing Tension — Thomas's mother dies, and he returns to the farm with unresolved grief. Tensions with his father persist as the family gathers to remember her.
4. The Search and Staying — Alex disappears, leading Thomas and his father to search the surrounding area. The search ends with Thomas finding his injured father and learning Alex had gone looking for a cow; Thomas chooses to re...