Character Relationship Map: Lost Islands

Characters

• Ofer Levi (played by Oshri Cohen) — protagonist

  Ofer is one of the Levy family's twin sons, whose story is central to the film. Set in early-1980s Kfar Saba, the plot follows the twins as they fall in love with the same girl, placing Ofer at the ce...

• Erez Levi (played by Michael Moshonov) — supporting

  Erez is Ofer's twin brother, born weak and raised amid close bonds and rivalry between the brothers. He pursues his ambition to join an elite military unit, while secretly blaming himself for puncturi...

• Gila Levi (played by Gilat Ankori) — supporting

  Gila is the twins' mother and Avraham's wife. She raises Ofer and Erez under the family's expectations and tries to keep everyone together after Avraham's car accident leaves him unable to use his leg...

• Avraham Levi (played by Shmil Ben Ari) — supporting

  Avraham is the twins' stubborn father, known for insisting that the family keep their old car and for tending his cacti. A car accident leaves him badly injured and unable to use his legs, changing th...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Gila Levi → Erez Levi (Family Mother) — Her efforts to maintain family unity unfold as Erez's choices contribute to the divide between the brothers.

  Gila is identified as Erez's mother, and the plot says she tries to keep the family together after Avraham is injured.

• Gila Levi → Ofer Levi (Family Mother) — Gila tries to hold the family together while Ofer assumes substantial responsibility for his father.

  Gila is identified as Ofer's mother, and the plot says she tries to keep the family together after Avraham is injured.

• Avraham Levi → Erez Levi (Family Father) — Erez's concealed guilt over the tire and his father's injury complicates their family bond.

  Avraham is identified as Erez's father. Erez later admits that he punctured Avraham's tire before the accident, while insisting the accident was coinc...

• Avraham Levi → Ofer Levi (Family Father) — Their relationship shifts from father and son to one shaped by Ofer's exhausting caregiving responsibilities.

  Avraham is identified as Ofer's father. After Avraham loses the use of his legs, Ofer takes on much of his care.

• Ofer Levi → Erez Levi (Family Twin Brothers) — Their childhood closeness becomes strained by guilt, rivalry, and conflicting expectations about who should carry the family burden.

  The plot identifies Ofer and Erez as twin brothers who grow up together.

Story Analysis

Twin brothers struggle with guilt, family duty, and sacrificed ambitions, while the possibility of forgiveness remains uncertain.

Plot Progression

1. Summer Memories and Childhood Strains — Ofer and Erez grow up in Kfar Saba under their parents' expectations. Their childhood includes a lonely friend's thwarted dreams and eventual stolen-car drive.
2. The Accident Changes the Family — Avraham is badly injured and loses the use of his legs. The family struggles to adjust as Erez privately carries guilt about the punctured tire.
3. Burden and Diverging Ambitions — Ofer takes on caregiving and supports Gila, while Erez pursues an elite military future. Their competing feelings about responsibility and lost opportunity deepen the rift.
4. An Uncertain Appeal for Peace — Ofer seeks Erez in Lebanon and urges him to return and make peace. Erez remains hurt, and the brothers' reconciliation is unresolved as Avraham questions his own love and family choices.