Living in Bondage

A working-class man overwhelmed by redundancy and financial pressure. He becomes increasingly fixated on wealth and is drawn into a satanic cult as a shortcut to success. His moral decline triggers a chain of tragedy, culminating in a period of mental turmoil and eventual search for redemption.

Andy's patient wife who endures his infidelity and the cult's pressure. She dies after a ritual, cursing Andy and his actions. Her death becomes the catalyst for the film's exploration of loyalty, loss, and the cost of deceit.

Merit's boss who lures her with indecent proposals and introduces the corrupt path toward wealth and power. He is part of the cult network and shares in the crime until his downfall when events spiral out of control.

Leader of the satanic cult who demands loyalty and orchestrates the ritual that grants wealth at a terrible moral cost. He embodies the occult's allure and the dangers of extremity.

A slick-talking friend who manipulates Andy by revealing the cult's promises. He profits from the arrangement, helping to entangle Andy deeper, before meeting a violent end at the hands of hitmen.

Merit's former friend who drags Andy and Merit into dangerous schemes and helps drive the plot forward. Her actions contribute to a spiraling cycle of deceit and tragedy, ending with a fatal hit-and-run.

A former prostitute who becomes a bridge between Andy and the cult, later assisting him by taking him to a church for redemption. Her role ties into themes of survival, trust, and shifting loyalties.

A motherly figure who mourns Merit's death and pleads for forgiveness. She embodies familial grief and the social consequences of a fractured family.

A paternal figure who witnesses the consequences of Andy's choices. He represents traditional family authority and the social implications of ambition and betrayal.