Character Relationship Map: Black Box

Characters

• Philippe Rénier (played by André Dussollier) — supporting
• Xavier Renaud (played by Sébastien Pouderoux) — supporting
• Victor Pollock (played by Olivier Rabourdin) — supporting
• David Keller (played by Mark Baris) — minor
• Caroline Delmas (played by Anne Azoulay) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Philippe Rénier → David Keller (Power Investigation Authority)

  Rénier heads the agency investigating the crash, while Keller is identified as a passenger involved in the aircraft-system hack.

• Philippe Rénier → Victor Pollock (Professional Agency Colleague)

  Rénier is identified as the head of the investigation agency, while Pollock is an agency boss whose disappearance affects the investigation.

• Xavier Renaud → David Keller (Professional Employer And Former Employee)

  Keller is identified as a former Pegase employee, while Renaud runs Pegase Security.

Story Dynamics

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

• Caroline Delmas → Xavier Renaud (Conflict Investigative Opponent)

  Caroline's information about Keller helps expose the connection between the crash and Pegase systems run by Renaud.

• Caroline Delmas → David Keller (Narrative Investigative Source)

  Caroline tells Mathieu that Keller was a former Pegase employee arrested for attempting to hack an aircraft communication system.

• Victor Pollock → David Keller (Narrative Connected Witness)

  Pollock hides the original voice recorder, whose recording reveals that Keller attempted to demonstrate faults in the aircraft systems.

• Xavier Renaud → Victor Pollock (Conflict Blackmailer And Cover-Up Accomplice)

  Pollock's recorded confession states that Renaud blackmailed him into covering up faults in Pegase systems.

Story Analysis

An aviation investigation moves from a suspected terrorist attack to a concealed technology failure and corporate cover-up.

Plot Progression

1. The Crash and First Theory
2. Evidence Beneath the Surface
3. Technical Faults and Personal Cost
4. Keller's Hidden Connection
5. The Confession Goes Public