Nadine (played by Karen Lancaume) is a protagonist in Baise-moi.
Nadine is one of the film’s two central protagonists, a part-time sex worker who feels marginalized and responds to repeated violence with escalating violence of her own. She kills her roommate, joins Manu on a crime spree, and finally attempts suicide after burning Manu’s body, but is arrested before she can act. Manu (played by Raffaëla Anderson) is a protagonist in Baise-moi.
Manu is the film’s other central protagonist, a detached young woman who survives a gang rape, kills her brother after he insults her, and later joins Nadine in a violent road trip. Their shared anger leads to robberies, murders, sexual encounters, and attacks on people they view as oppressive. Roommate (played by Delphine McCarty) appears in Baise-moi.
The Roommate lives with Nadine and becomes the target of a violent argument after Nadine returns home. Nadine strangles and kills her, then leaves with the rent money, making the murder an early step in the destructive course that eventually brings Nadine together with Manu. Architect (played by Marc Rioufol) appears in Baise-moi.
The Architect is targeted after a new female acquaintance provides Nadine and Manu with information supplied by her brother. The women deceive their way into his house and kill him, extending their robbery and murder spree to another person connected to the grievance they have been given.
Baise-moi (2000) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Nadine
(played by Karen Lancaume) — protagonist
Nadine is one of the film’s two central protagonists, a part-time sex worker who feels marginalized and responds to repeated violence with escalating violence of her own. She kills her roommate, joins...
Manu
(played by Raffaëla Anderson) — protagonist
Manu is the film’s other central protagonist, a detached young woman who survives a gang rape, kills her brother after he insults her, and later joins Nadine in a violent road trip. Their shared anger...
Roommate
(played by Delphine McCarty) — supporting
The Roommate lives with Nadine and becomes the target of a violent argument after Nadine returns home. Nadine strangles and kills her, then leaves with the rent money, making the murder an early step...
Architect
(played by Marc Rioufol) — minor
The Architect is targeted after a new female acquaintance provides Nadine and Manu with information supplied by her brother. The women deceive their way into his house and kill him, extending their ro...
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Manu → Architect
(Conflict Murderous Opponent)
Manu enters the architect's house with Nadine after they obtain information about him, and the pair kill him.
Nadine → Architect
(Conflict Murderous Opponent)
Nadine and Manu trick their way into the architect's house and kill him after receiving his address and details.
Nadine → Roommate
(Conflict Killer And Victim)
Nadine argues with her roommate, strangles and kills her, and leaves with their rent money.
Nadine → Manu
(Alliance Partners)
After meeting at the railway station, Manu offers Nadine her car if Nadine will drive. They then embark together on a violent road trip.
Story Analysis
Two marginalized women turn shared anger into a violent journey that ends in loss, recognition of futility, and arrest.
