Character Relationship Map: We

Characters

• Liesl (played by Pauline Casteleyn) — protagonist

  A core member of the eight-person friend group. Participates in the summer sexual exploration and is among the youths recounting the trial following the fatal prank.

• Thomas (played by Aimé Claeys) — protagonist

  A central figure in the friend group who actively engages in the group's boundary-pushing sexual games and the dangerous exploits that lead to the accident.

• Femke (played by Salomé van Grunsven) — supporting

  A member of the friend group who embraces the group's newfound sexual freedom and recounts her experiences during the trial.

• Simon (played by Tijmen Govaerts) — minor

Story Dynamics

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

• Liesl → Thomas (Social Former Group Companions) — They share the group’s escalating boundary-pushing summer, but Liesl eventually leaves while Thomas later recounts the events in court.

  The account identifies Liesl and Thomas as members of the same group of eight teenagers and describes their participation in its increasingly provocat...

• Simon → Femke (Social Friend And Witness) — Simon's recollections of Femke frame the story's return to the teenagers' summer and the events later examined in court.

  In court, Simon is asked what he remembers about Femke and recalls the summer the group spent in Wachtebeke.

• Thomas → Femke (Narrative Group Member And Witness To Her Death) — Thomas's account places him among the group members responding after Femke was found, and his testimony becomes part of the disputed account of her death.

  Thomas testifies that the group found Femke at their clubhouse and took her to the hospital, where she died.

Story Analysis

Court testimony revisits a summer of escalating teenage provocations and conflicting accounts surrounding Femke's death.

Plot Progression

1. A Summer Recalled in Court — Court testimony prompts Simon to remember Femke and the summer in Wachtebeke. The story introduces the eight teenagers and their increasingly dangerous games.
2. Provocation Becomes a Pursuit — The teenagers seek attention through provocative jokes and photographs of adults. Thomas sees artistic and financial potential, while the group's behavior continues to escalate.
3. Liesl Breaks Away — Liesl becomes dissatisfied with the group's exploits and says they must go further to keep her interested. She eventually quits, then explains to a psychologist how the stunts made her feel powerful a...
4. Thomas's Account of Femke — Thomas's court testimony shifts from his childhood to the events surrounding Femke's death. He says the group found her at the clubhouse and alleges that a politician attacked her and destroyed eviden...
5. Conflicting Accounts — Thomas recounts the group's response, Femke's death, and a later fight with a student. A police report contradicts his account, leaving responsibility and memory unresolved.