Character Relationship Map: Coyote

Characters

• Misi (played by András Mészáros) — protagonist

  Misi is a determined landowner trying to establish a rural home and future with Eszter. He searches for workers, prepares the property, and refuses to sell his family's land to the development project...

• Eszter (played by Mária Dobra) — supporting

  Eszter is Misi's partner, attempting to build a family life with him in the countryside. She helps prepare their home, teaches a village child when she feels unable to remain idle, and becomes increas...

• Kispali (played by László Mátray) — supporting

  Kispali is a local laborer whom Misi relies on while preparing and developing the rural property. His confidence and rough humor provide a contrast to the difficulties surrounding the construction wor...

• Szojka (played by Frigyes Kovács) — supporting

  Szojka is an organizer and promoter of the major development project backed by Swedish money. He presents modernization, new construction, and thermal tourism as the village's future, while his side g...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Misi → Kispali (Professional Construction Associates) — Kispali assists Misi with the difficult work of developing the property.

  Misi searches for workers and eventually relies on local laborers such as Kispali while preparing the rural property.

• Misi → Eszter (Romantic Partners) — They are a couple whose shared future is threatened by the land conflict.

  Misi and Eszter try to build a life together on rural land, discussing a child, a house, and their future in the countryside.

Story Dynamics

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

• Misi → Szojka (Conflict Land Adversaries) — They represent opposing positions in the struggle over the land.

  Szojka promotes a development project and pressures landowners to sell, while Misi refuses to give up his family's property.

Story Analysis

A rural couple's attempt to build a family life is consumed by a struggle over heritage, development, and control.

Plot Progression

1. A Land Already Divided — The film opens with a violent dispute over private land, revealing hostility between local families and outside interests. A gun and the removal of children establish the danger surrounding the proper...
2. Dreaming of Rural Home — Misi and Eszter plan a shared rural future, including a house, a sandpit, and a child. Their attempt to settle is supported by local labor but complicated by community divisions.
3. The Past Returns — Eszter teaches a village child while old resentments, inheritance stories, and accusations of betrayal resurface. A drunken village dispute shows that the land's history remains emotionally active.
4. Promises of a New Resort — Szojka promotes a development project backed by Swedish money and promises modernization and thermal tourism. Pressure on landowners grows as Misi rejects the project's promises.
5. The Household Standoff — The land conflict breaks down Misi and Eszter's relationship and enters the household through a gun-related confrontation. The film ends with the child moving toward the gate and the adults locked in...