Character Relationship Map: Attachment

Characters

• Maja (played by Josephine Park) — protagonist

  Maja is a washed-up actress from Denmark who falls in love with Leah, a Jewish academic from London. After Leah suffers a mysterious seizure, Maja accompanies her to London to help with her recovery....

• Leah (played by Ellie Kendrick) — supporting

  Leah is a Jewish academic from London and the woman Maja falls in love with. After suffering a mysterious seizure, she returns to London with Maja, who helps care for her during her recovery. Leah's c...

• Chana (played by Sofie Gråbøl) — supporting

  Chana is Leah's overbearing mother. After Maja accompanies Leah to London, Maja becomes suspicious of Chana's involvement in the sinister events surrounding Leah. The story links the mystery to supern...

• Lev (played by David Dencik) — supporting
• Neighbor (played by Katrine Jensenius) — supporting
• Young Leah (played by Elinor Znaider) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Chana → Young Leah (Family Mother And Daughter) — Chana was involved in the childhood effort to address the possession affecting Leah.

  The plot identifies Chana as Leah's mother and says Chana and others tried to exorcise the presence when Leah was a child.

• Leah → Young Leah (Temporal Same Person At Different Ages) — Young Leah represents Leah in the childhood period associated with the beginning of her tremors and the earlier exorcism attempt.

  The plot describes Leah's tremors beginning when she was seven, and the character list separately identifies Young Leah.

• Leah → Lev (Family Uncle And Niece) — Their family relationship is stated, though the supplied plot gives no specific direct interaction between them.

  The plot identifies Lev as Leah's uncle.

• Leah → Chana (Family Mother And Daughter) — Chana is Leah's mother and is involved in the family's efforts to address Leah's possession when she was a child.

  The plot identifies Chana as Leah's mother and says Maja stays with Leah and Chana.

• Maja → Leah (Romantic Partners) — Their growing relationship motivates Maja to care for Leah and imagine a future together, even as Leah's condition and family history complicate their plans.

  The plot says Maja grows close to Leah, admits that she loves her, and wants to build a life with her.

Story Dynamics

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

• Neighbor → Leah (Social Witness And Subject) — The neighbor's account supplies Maja with a history of Leah's childhood condition and the family's interpretation of it.

  The neighbor recounts that Leah's tremors began at age seven, worsened, and coincided with the death of a little girl who was playing with her.

• Maja → Neighbor (Narrative Informant) — The neighbor provides Maja with crucial background that reframes Leah's condition as a long-running possession.

  When Maja searches for Leah, she encounters a neighbor who tells her about Leah's childhood tremors, the death of a little girl, and the family's earl...

• Maja → Lev (Social Knowledgeable Relative And Recipient) — Lev introduces Maja to written material about the supernatural mystery, prompting Chana to restrict their contact.

  Leah's uncle Lev gives Maja a book about Jewish mystical matters. Chana is angry that he discussed these subjects with Maja and tells her to stay away...

• Maja → Chana (Social Romantic Partner's Mother) — Their conversations reveal Chana's concern about Maja's commitment to Leah and Maja's desire to be accepted into Leah's life.

  Maja stays with Chana and tries to make a good impression on her, telling her that she loves Leah and wants a life with her. Chana warns Maja not to l...

Story Analysis

Maja's love for Leah draws her into a family history of possession, secrecy, and a desperate possibility of another exorcism.

Plot Progression

1. An Unexpected Meeting — Maja arrives late at a children's event and is mistaken for a celebrity reader. After an awkward exchange, she accepts Leah's invitation to tea, and the two begin spending time together.
2. Love and Caution — Maja grows close to Leah and stays with her and Chana while Leah has a badly injured leg. Maja declares her love and hopes for a shared future, while Chana warns her not to lose herself in the relatio...
3. Mysticism Enters the Story — Leah explains the Dybbuk to Maja, including the belief that identifying its identity and desire is necessary to expel it. Lev gives Maja a book on related matters, but Chana reacts angrily and tells h...
4. A Childhood Possession — After Leah disappears, Maja searches for her and hears a neighbor's account of Leah's childhood tremors and a girl's death during one episode. The neighbor says Leah was possessed by a cruel Dybbuk an...
5. The Unresolved Return — Maja reaches Leah's family as they argue about seeing Leah and possibly attempting another exorcism. Maja objects, and the story ends with the confrontation unresolved and the possibility that it is a...