When someone does everything they can to stop you, that’s hater behavior. Nevertheless, people in real life do do this, sometimes for petty reasons, but sometimes for serious, personal stakes that aren’t immediately obvious, not even to the person doing this. Character is a murder mystery centered around one such dynamic between a cold-hearted bailiff and a downtrodden lawyer, but the mystery isn’t limited to whether or not Katadreuffe actually killed Dreverhaven, instead focusing on why Dreverhaven has it out for Katadreuffe. Through gloomy, moody zoom-ins into the two faces, as well as the intense performances between them, Character depicts the bestselling Dickens-like novel with style and subtlety.

The title is quite fitting, seeing that the characters are what makes this film work.