Character Relationship Map: Total Western

Characters

• Bédé (played by Samuel Le Bihan) — protagonist

  Former Parisian criminal enforcer who becomes the sole survivor of a gang massacre, steals the transaction money, and retreats to the countryside to work as a youth counselor under an assumed identity...

• Ludo (played by Jean-Pierre Kalfon) — supporting

  A ruthless criminal sent to track down and recover the stolen money, acting as the primary antagonist driving the film's conflict.

Story Dynamics

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

• Bédé → Ludo (Conflict Pursuer And Fugitive) — Ludo pursues Bédé, who is hiding from the criminal world and protecting the stolen money.

  Ludo relentlessly tracks Bédé after Bédé survives the massacre and takes the transaction money. Ludo's goal is to recover the stolen money.

Story Analysis

A criminal survivor attempts to reinvent himself in the countryside while a relentless pursuer follows the stolen money.

Plot Progression

1. The Parisian Bloodbath — Bédé works as a criminal enforcer and is assigned to complete a transaction. The meeting becomes a massacre, leaving him as the sole survivor with the money.
2. Flight From The City — After taking the transaction money, Bédé receives advice to withdraw from Paris. He escapes to the countryside in search of distance from his criminal past.
3. A Borrowed Identity — Bédé settles at the Espérance youth accommodation center near Millau. He adopts the identity of an educator and attempts to live quietly among other educators.
4. The Hunter Arrives — Bédé's hope of resting is undermined when Ludo begins tracking him. The pursuit brings the stolen money and Bédé's former life toward the rural center.
5. The Refuge Under Siege — Ludo's determined pursuit threatens Bédé's new identity and the refuge he has built. The available synopsis ends with the conflict focused on recovering the stolen money.