Character Relationship Map: Apaches

Characters

• Kim (played by Louise O'Hara) — protagonist

  A young child from a rural British village playing on a farm with friends. During their game, she falls off a tractor and is subsequently run over by it, resulting in her fatal accident.

• Danny (played by Robbie Oubridge) — supporting

  The film's narrator and one of the six children playing on the farm. He crashes a tractor into a ditch and dies, but his voice continues to narrate the aftermath calmly. He refers to Michael as daft a...

• Michael (played by Ian Scrace) — supporting

  Danny's cousin and one of the six playing children. He accidentally knocks over a gate that crushes Robert. Unlike the others, he is the only child who survives by avoiding his own reckless behavior,...

• Sharon (played by Sharon Smart) — supporting

  A young farm visitor and friend of the group. While pretending to be an Apache warrior, she accidentally drinks chemicals mistaking them for alcohol, which leads to her fatal accident.

• Tom (played by Fion Smith) — supporting

  One of the six rural children playing on the farm. His death occurs when he falls into a slurry pit and drowns during their games.

• Robert (played by Wayne Tapsfield) — supporting

  A member of the group of children playing on the farm. He is crushed to death by a falling gate after Michael accidentally knocks it over during their play.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Danny → Michael (Family Cousin) — Danny and Michael are cousins within the group of children.

  The plot explicitly reveals that Michael is Danny's cousin.

Story Dynamics

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

• Michael → Robert (Conflict Accidental Cause Of Death) — Michael's careless action directly causes Robert's fatal accident.

  Robert is crushed by a falling gate that Michael accidentally knocked over.

• Michael → Tom (Social Friend) — Michael and Tom share the group's dangerous play setting.

  Michael and Tom are both among the six children playing Apache warriors on the farm.

• Sharon → Robert (Social Friend) — Sharon and Robert are part of the same group of friends.

  Sharon and Robert are both members of the six children playing on the farm.

• Sharon → Tom (Social Friend) — Sharon and Tom participate in the same group activity.

  Sharon and Tom are both identified as children playing with the group on the farm.

• Sharon → Danny (Social Friend) — Sharon and Danny are companions within the group.

  Sharon and Danny are both among the six children involved in the farm game.

• Sharon → Michael (Social Friend) — Sharon and Michael share the group's play environment.

  Sharon and Michael are both present as members of the group playing Apache warriors on the farm.

• Kim → Robert (Social Friend) — Kim and Robert are members of the same child group.

  Kim and Robert are both included among the six children playing together on the farm.

• Kim → Tom (Social Friend) — Kim and Tom are companions in the children's game.

  Kim and Tom are both described as children playing with the group on the farm.

• Kim → Danny (Social Friend) — Kim and Danny share the group's reckless farm-game setting.

  Kim and Danny are both members of the six-child group playing on the nearby farm.

• Kim → Michael (Social Friend) — Kim and Michael participate in the same children's group.

  Kim and Michael are both among the six children enjoying the Apache game on the farm.

• Kim → Sharon (Social Friend) — Kim and Sharon belong to the same group of farm-playing friends.

  Kim and Sharon are identified as two of the six children playing together on the farm.

Story Analysis

A children's farm game becomes a tragic warning about real dangers and reckless behavior.

Plot Progression

1. The Apache Game Begins — Six children from a rural British village play Apache warriors on a nearby farm. The setting quietly places their game among dangerous farm hazards.
2. Danger Claims Its First Victims — Kim falls from a tractor and is run over. Tom then falls into a slurry pit and drowns, turning childish play into repeated tragedy.
3. Chemicals And Carelessness — Sharon mistakes chemicals for alcohol while pretending during the game. Her accidental drinking leads to another fatal consequence.
4. The Falling Gate — Michael accidentally knocks over a gate while Robert is present. The gate falls and crushes Robert, adding another death caused by careless play.
5. The Last Ride And Remembrance — Danny crashes a tractor into a ditch and dies, though his narration continues. Michael survives, while Danny's ghostly farewell leads into credits commemorating real farm-accident victims.