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A non-commissioned Wehrmacht officer assigned to supervise civilian workers in a motor workshop. He prefers drawing people and scenes over waging war, earning the nickname 'Rembrandt' from his supervisor. He is morally conflicted and gradually questions his duties as he grows attached to Ruth and the prisoners.

A Greek Sephardic Jewish woman imprisoned in the camp. She challenges Walter with her plea for help and embodies resilience in the face of deportation. Her relationship with Walter becomes a focal point of hope and peril.

Lieutenant Kurt is proud of his authority and enforces deportations with strict discipline. He uses the appearance of order to police both prisoners and soldiers and even writes on Walter’s portrait to reveal his hold on the situation.

A Bulgarian man who acts as a go-between for the locals and the partisans. He believes medicine can help those in the camp and tries to curry favor with Walter, using the drug supply as leverage.

One of Petko’s errand boys who is involved in smuggling medicine. He is caught with the medicine by Bulgarian police but neither he nor Walter exposes the other, illustrating mutual non-snitching amid risk.

A physician who treats prisoners and participates in the network of helping the camp's ailing residents. He navigates moral lines, choosing to aid people despite the dangers.

Ruth's father appears at the camp; he endures the fear and pain of deportations and supports his daughter in the struggle to survive.

A Bulgarian police official overseeing the camp and deportations, representing the institutional force maintaining the system of persecution.

A member of the Jewish community shown with anxious demeanor, illustrating the constant fear and precariousness of life under occupation.

An elderly Jewish woman in the town, representing resilience and the memory of a community under siege.