Samuel Vanek
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Samuel Vanek is the troubled young boy at the center of the Australian horror film "The Babadook," whose fears and behavior drive much of the movie’s psychological tension.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samuel Vanek canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5148762 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Vanek Context triple: [The Babadook, mainCharacter, Samuel Vanek]
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A.
Marián Hossa
Marián Hossa is a Slovak former professional ice hockey winger and Hockey Hall of Famer best known for his prolific NHL career and three Stanley Cup championships with the Chicago Blackhawks.
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B.
Jaroslav Halák
Jaroslav Halák is a Slovak professional ice hockey goaltender known for his standout NHL career and key performances in international competition.
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C.
Peter Stastny
Peter Šťastný is a Slovak-born Hall of Fame center who became one of the NHL’s most prolific playmakers in the 1980s, primarily starring for the Quebec Nordiques.
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D.
Marián Gáborík
Marián Gáborík is a Slovak former professional ice hockey winger known for his elite speed and scoring ability in the NHL, particularly with the Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings.
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E.
Yan Stastny
Yan Stastny is a former professional ice hockey forward who played in the NHL and various European leagues, known as part of the prominent Šťastný hockey family.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Vanek Target entity description: Samuel Vanek is the troubled young boy at the center of the Australian horror film "The Babadook," whose fears and behavior drive much of the movie’s psychological tension.
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A.
Marián Hossa
Marián Hossa is a Slovak former professional ice hockey winger and Hockey Hall of Famer best known for his prolific NHL career and three Stanley Cup championships with the Chicago Blackhawks.
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B.
Jaroslav Halák
Jaroslav Halák is a Slovak professional ice hockey goaltender known for his standout NHL career and key performances in international competition.
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C.
Peter Stastny
Peter Šťastný is a Slovak-born Hall of Fame center who became one of the NHL’s most prolific playmakers in the 1980s, primarily starring for the Quebec Nordiques.
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D.
Marián Gáborík
Marián Gáborík is a Slovak former professional ice hockey winger known for his elite speed and scoring ability in the NHL, particularly with the Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings.
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E.
Yan Stastny
Yan Stastny is a former professional ice hockey forward who played in the NHL and various European leagues, known as part of the prominent Šťastný hockey family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| ageInStory | young boy ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Babadook ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
The Babadook (entity)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Babadook
|
| backstoryElement | father died in car accident while driving his pregnant mother to the hospital ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
anxious
ⓘ
imaginative ⓘ protective of his mother ⓘ troubled ⓘ |
| conflictType |
internal psychological conflict
ⓘ
supernatural threat ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalUniverse | Australia ⓘ |
| createdBy | Jennifer Kent ⓘ |
| drivesPlotElement |
escalating fear in the household
ⓘ
psychological tension ⓘ |
| emotionalState |
distressed
ⓘ
fearful ⓘ |
| familyName | Vanek ⓘ |
| fearOf |
The Babadook (entity)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Babadook
|
| fictionalUniverse | The Babadook ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Babadook (2014 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Babadook
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
psychological horror ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| hasMother | Amelia Vanek ⓘ |
| householdStatus | only child ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | Australian ⓘ |
| notableBehavior |
builds improvised weapons
ⓘ
has frequent outbursts ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Noah Wiseman ⓘ |
| primaryLocationInStory |
Adelaide
ⓘ
family home ⓘ |
| protectiveMotivation | wants to protect his mother from the Babadook ⓘ |
| relationshipToAmelia Vanek | son ⓘ |
| screenTimeImportance | major ⓘ |
| speaksLanguageInStory | English ⓘ |
| symbolicRole | embodiment of repressed trauma’s impact on children ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
grief
ⓘ
manifestation of trauma ⓘ parent-child relationship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samuel Vanek Description of subject: Samuel Vanek is the troubled young boy at the center of the Australian horror film "The Babadook," whose fears and behavior drive much of the movie’s psychological tension.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.