Character Relationship Map: Orphan

Characters

• Andor (played by Bojtorján Barabas) — protagonist

  Central protagonist, the son of Klára. A teenage boy navigating the aftermath of WWII and the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, struggling with his Jewish identity, his father's absence, and the coercive ado...

• Berend (played by Grégory Gadebois) — protagonist

  Major antagonist and secondary protagonist. A non-Jewish man who hid Klára during the Holocaust. He pursues a romantic relationship with her and aggressively seeks to legally adopt Andor, displaying e...

• Klára (played by Andrea Waskovics) — supporting

  Holocaust survivor and Andor's mother. Reunited with her infant son in 1947. Works alongside Elza, faces professional humiliation, and is caught in a toxic dynamic with Berend, whom she feels indebted...

• Sári (played by Elíz Szabó) — supporting

  Teenage daughter of Elza and sister to Tamás. Actively involved in the underground resistance network, visiting her brother Tamás while he hides from the ÁVH. Plays a key role in discovering a weapon...

• Sári's Father (played by Szabolcs Ruszina) — minor
• Tamás (played by Soma Sándor) — supporting

  Elder brother of Andor and Sári. A revolutionary sympathizer hiding in Budapest ruins from the ÁVH secret police. Receives a firearm from Andor, plans to escape to America, but is ultimately killed by...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Sári's Father → Sári (father)
• Berend → Andor (Family Prospective Adoptive Father) — Berend attempts to impose a new legal and paternal identity on Andor.

  Berend proposes taking Andor as his legitimate son and arranges a birth certificate change to replace Hirsch with Berend.

• Klára → Berend (Romantic Pursuer) — Berend seeks a romantic relationship with Klára, but her feelings are conflicted by fear and indebtedness.

  Berend locates Klára after the war and pushes for a relationship with her.

• Sári → Tamás (Family Younger Sister) — Sári actively supports her older brother during his concealment and planned escape.

  Sári is described as Tamás's sister and keeps visiting him while he hides from the ÁVH.

• Andor → Tamás (Family Younger Brother) — Andor and Tamás are brothers connected by family history and revolutionary danger.

  The character profile identifies Tamás as Andor's elder brother.

• Klára → Andor (Family Mother) — Klára is Andor's mother and remains responsible for protecting him.

  Klára reunites with her infant son Andor in 1947 after he was sent to an orphanage during the war.

Story Dynamics

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

• Andor → Sári (Alliance Ally) — Andor and Sári become connected through the weapon and Tamás's underground situation.

  Andor meets Sári near a football field, and they discover a charged gun together.

Story Analysis

A traumatized teenager struggles to preserve family memory and personal identity while political violence and possessive authority close around him.

Plot Progression

1. A Son Waiting In Budapest — Andor lives with Klára in the aftermath of war and still expects his absent father to return. His brief arrest exposes the political danger surrounding young people after the failed revolution.
2. The Weapon And The Ruins — Andor meets Sári and discovers a charged gun near a football field. Their connection leads him toward Tamás, who is hiding from state forces in Budapest ruins.
3. Memory Against Possession — Andor searches for his Jewish heritage while Berend returns to Klára's life. Berend's rescue history, adoption proposal, and hidden family past complicate the household.
4. The Name He Refuses — Berend presses for legal control over Andor and changes the boy's surname. Andor rejects the new identity, provoking Berend's violent destruction of the house and assault on Klára.
5. A Gun Above The City — Andor retrieves the gun, while Tamás is killed by the ÁVH before his planned escape. At the amusement park, Sári reveals the lost escape plan, leading to Andor's armed confrontation with Berend.