Character Relationship Map: Goliath

Characters

• Kimmie (played by Sebastian Ljungblad) — protagonist
• Carina (played by Davina Robinson) — supporting
• Sara (played by Elina Eriksson) — supporting
• Eilers (played by Stefan Ravenscroft) — supporting
• Malmnäs (played by Tommy Lyrehag) — supporting
• Berous (played by Ramin Wånge) — minor
• Vallmo (played by Richard Misans) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Berous → Vallmo (Professional Criminal Associate) — Their criminal association is marked by shared obligations and serious disputes.

  Berous and Vallmo argue over debts connected to criminal obligations, while a drug-related delivery is arranged.

• Eilers → Malmnäs (Professional Work Colleague) — They appear connected through the workplace that Kimmie visits.

  Eilers and Malmnäs are both present at the workplace and welcome Kimmie during the same trainee-related visit.

• Kimmie → Malmnäs (Professional Workplace Contact) — Malmnäs represents a professional contact in Kimmie's possible alternative future.

  Malmnäs welcomes Kimmie during his workplace visit, where he investigates a possible trainee position.

• Kimmie → Eilers (Professional Trainee Supervisor) — Eilers is connected to Kimmie's potential entry into workplace training.

  Eilers welcomes Kimmie at the workplace during his visit to learn about a trainee position.

Story Dynamics

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

• Kimmie → Sara (Social Household Relation) — They are connected through the struggling household and its daily pressures.

  Kimmie and Sara are present in the family home while the household discusses food, school, money, and a toy helicopter.

• Kimmie → Carina (Narrative Contrasting Life Paths) — Carina embodies the life Kimmie fears remaining trapped in.

  Kimmie hopes to escape the life shared by Carina and the other adults around him.

Story Analysis

Kimmie struggles to escape a violent and impoverished family environment while criminal obligations pull him back toward loyalty and danger.

Plot Progression

1. Lessons From A Violent Home — Kimmie returns beaten and is taught that violence is necessary for survival. Household poverty and pressure reinforce the harsh world he wants to escape.
2. Training For Survival — Kimmie receives practical fighting instruction while the family continues managing scarcity. The household treats toughness as protection against future threats.
3. A Door Toward Escape — Kimmie investigates a trainee position at Klevmarkens and travels to a workplace. Eilers and Malmnäs offer a brief possibility of a different future.
4. Criminal Obligations Tighten — The adults argue over debts and arrange a drug-related delivery. Kimmie's thoughts of leaving increase the tension between personal ambition and loyalty.
5. The Informant Threat — Possible police cooperation threatens the planned jeweler's robbery and places the family at risk. Kimmie is pulled back toward the criminal group's demands.