Cigarette Burns

A rare-films dealer whose mounting debt to Annie’s father drives him to pursue the sole surviving print. He is determined and resourceful, yet increasingly haunted by memories of his fiancée and the film’s sinister pull that threatens his theater and his soul.

A legendary cinephile and film collector who treats stories and secrets as currency. He orchestrates Kirby’s quest for the print, using the film’s danger to test and manipulate those who chase it.

An emaciated, wing-wounded figure presented as one of La Fin Absolue du Monde’s stars. He embodies the film’s malignant energy, appearing in the room and guiding or warning those who dare to engage with the print.

A reclusive critic who has spent decades obsessively refining his review of La Fin Absolue du Monde. His fixation pulls Kirby into a nightmarish memory and into a larger maze of the film’s influence.

The director of La Fin Absolue, whose death and mysterious past become central to the film’s ominous history. He embodies the origin of the film’s curse and the lure of artistic legend.

The director’s widow who owns the only remaining copy of La Fin Absolue. Pragmatic and cautious, she negotiates handing over the copy to stop the spread of the horror while hinting at darker truths behind the film’s creation.

A filmmaker who articulates the film’s demon-haunted logic and engages in brutal acts to reveal the price of witnessing the abyss. His actions push Kirby toward a threshold from which there is no easy return.

An archivist and former projectionist who survived a secret screening by turning away from the screen. He provides a terrifying link between the film and the catastrophe it can unleash.

Kirby’s late fiancée, whose memory haunts him as the film triggers recollections of her suicide. She fuels Kirby’s fear and strengthens his resolve to protect what remains of her memory.

Anxious, desperate father of Kirby’s late fiancée who pursues Kirby to enforce the debt, dragging him deeper into the film’s dangerous web.