Character Relationship Map: Hell

Characters

• Marie (played by Hannah Herzsprung) — protagonist

  Marie is a young survivor traveling through post-apocalyptic Germany with Leonie and Phillip while searching for water in the mountains. She scavenges for supplies, attempts to rescue Leonie after her...

• Phillip (played by Lars Eidinger) — protagonist

  Phillip is a young survivor romantically connected with Marie and traveling with her and Leonie. He gathers fuel, fights the attacker who threatens Leonie, and helps attempt her rescue from the encamp...

• Tom (played by Stipe Erceg) — supporting

  Tom is a mechanic and initially a hostile survivor who steals supplies and takes Leonie hostage. After fighting Phillip, he joins the group in exchange for repairing their damaged vehicle. He encourag...

• Leonie (played by Lisa Vicari) — supporting

  Leonie is Marie’s younger sister and one of the three original travelers. She is taken hostage during a road ambush and held at the farm, where she later helps Marie by knocking Micha unconscious. Aft...

• Micha (played by Yoann Blanc) — supporting

  Micha is Elisabeth’s son at the family farm. He opens the barn where Marie is confined, and she briefly kisses him before striking him with a piece of wood. Micha attempts to choke her after being inj...

• Oma (played by Ellen Schweiger) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Micha → Oma (Family Son) — Micha belongs to the family controlling the farm.

  Micha is identified as one of the farm matriarch's sons when he opens the barn door and confronts Marie.

• Oma → Phillip (Power Execution Authority) — Oma's farm represents a lethal power structure over Phillip.

  The farm matriarch tells Marie that Phillip will be used like livestock, and Marie later witnesses his execution.

• Oma → Marie (Power Captive Warden) — Oma exercises coercive control over Marie at the farm.

  The farm matriarch offers Marie water, locks her in the barn, and later has her bound and placed in the slaughterhouse.

• Marie → Phillip (Romantic Partners) — Their romantic connection is tested by fear, injury, and survival decisions.

  Phillip is described as romantically connected with Marie, and they travel together throughout the journey.

• Marie → Leonie (Family Sisters) — Marie and Leonie are sisters whose bond drives the rescue storyline.

  The plot explicitly identifies Leonie as Marie's younger sister, and Marie repeatedly risks herself to rescue her.

Story Dynamics

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

• Oma → Leonie (Conflict Forced Captivity) — Oma is a direct threat to Leonie's freedom and survival.

  Leonie is held at the farm, later bound in the woods, and confronted by the farm matriarch before Marie kills her.

• Leonie → Micha (Conflict Defender Against Captor) — Leonie intervenes violently to protect Marie.

  After Micha attacks Marie, Leonie smashes a heavy object on him and knocks him out.

• Marie → Micha (Conflict Enemy) — Their encounter becomes a direct physical struggle during Marie's captivity.

  Marie kisses Micha to create an opening, then strikes him with wood when he opens the barn door; he attempts to choke her.

• Tom → Leonie (Alliance Rescue Ally) — Tom helps create the opportunity for Leonie's rescue.

  Tom encourages the group to investigate the smoke and supports the attempt to free the hostages, including Leonie.

• Tom → Phillip (Alliance Conditional Partnership) — Their cooperation begins as an exchange of transport for mechanical skill.

  Phillip agrees to take Tom in the car if Tom repairs the heat-damaged engine.

• Tom → Marie (Alliance Survival Ally) — Tom becomes a practical ally in Marie's effort to survive and recover Leonie.

  Tom convinces Marie to investigate the smoke, helps plan the diversion, and later flees with her toward the mountains.

• Phillip → Leonie (Alliance Travel Companion) — Phillip participates in the group's protection and rescue efforts.

  Phillip travels with Leonie and later attempts to break her chains during the rescue at the encampment.

Story Analysis

In a heat-ravaged post-apocalyptic Germany, Marie fights to keep her sister alive while hostile survivors turn scarcity into brutal domination.

Plot Progression

1. Heat Across Germany — Marie, Phillip, and Leonie cross a devastated Germany in search of mountain water. Their daily survival depends on scavenging fuel, food, and water while avoiding hostile survivors.
2. A Dangerous Passenger — Tom attacks the group at a ruined gas station but is subdued and accepted as a mechanic. The new quartet continues toward the mountains until a blocked road exposes a trap.
3. The Captive Camp — Leonie is abducted and held at a hostile encampment. Tom helps Marie and Phillip plan a diversion, but the rescue fails and Phillip is badly injured.
4. The Farm of Hunger — Marie searches for Leonie and is offered shelter by Oma, only to be imprisoned at the farm. She learns that the family treats captives as food and intends to control the sisters.
5. Escape to the Ridge — Marie escapes, frees the captives, and reunites with Leonie. After killing Oma, Marie, Leonie, and Tom reach mountain water, although the valley beyond remains barren.