Character Relationship Map: Satan

Characters

• Joseph (played by Vincent Cassel) — protagonist

  Eccentric housekeeper at the country home who tells dark folktales, collects personal items from Bart to create a voodoo doll, and brutally attacks the group. He ultimately carves out Bart's eyes and...

• Bart (played by Olivier Barthélémy) — protagonist

  One of the three friends attending the club party who is thrown out and dragged to the country estate. He becomes the primary target of Joseph's attacks, suffers a brutal eye-carving, and experiences...

• Eve (played by Roxane Mesquida) — supporting

  A woman recently met by the friends who owns the secluded country home they visit. She is present during Marie's childbirth scene at the film's conclusion.

• Yasmine (played by Leïla Bekhti) — supporting

  A woman accompanying the group to the country estate. She is initially left behind when two friends flee, prompting Bart to return to the house to check on her before he is attacked.

• Ladj (played by Ladj Ly) — supporting

  One of the three friends from the club. After being pranked and assaulted by Joseph's niece and local youths, he flees to the city with Thaï, abandoning Bart at the estate.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Joseph → Eve (Professional Housekeeper) — Joseph works at the country home associated with Eve.

  Eve brings the group to her country home, where Joseph is introduced as the eccentric housekeeper.

Story Dynamics

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

• Eve → Bart (Social Acquaintance) — Eve is a newly met host connected to Bart through the group visit.

  The friends decide to visit the country home of Eve, a woman they have just met, and Bart is part of that visiting group.

• Bart → Yasmine (Social Travel Companion) — Bart treats Yasmine as a member of the endangered group.

  Yasmine accompanies Bart and the others to the country estate, and Bart returns to the home after realizing she has been left behind.

• Bart → Ladj (Social Friend) — Their friendship places them in the same traveling group.

  Bart and Ladj are two members of the trio of friends partying at the club and traveling together to the country home.

• Joseph → Bart (Conflict Attacker) — Joseph becomes the direct physical threat to Bart throughout the country-house sequence.

  Joseph assaults Bart and his friends after the local youths' prank, later attacks Bart with a curved dollmaking tool, and carves out his eyes.

Story Analysis

A nightmarish visit to a country home turns a social outing into a cycle of violence, ritual, and disturbing revelation.

Plot Progression

1. From Club To Country — Bart is expelled from the club after being struck by a bottle. He travels with the group to Eve's country home, where Joseph's presence immediately unsettles him.
2. Joseph's Unsettling Rituals — The hot spring incident increases Bart's anger and suspicion. Joseph then tells a disturbing folktale and begins collecting Bart's hair and clothing scraps for a doll.
3. Violence At The Estate — A prank by Joseph's niece and local youths is followed by Joseph's assault on the group. Ladj flees while Bart returns to search for Yasmine and faces Joseph alone.
4. The Loop And The Puppet — Bart experiences a return to the club and is taken to the hospital, where strange imagery deepens the uncertainty. He awakens at the country home after Joseph has carved out his eyes.