Character Relationship Map: Rye Lane

Characters

• Dom (played by David Jonsson) — protagonist

  Dom is a heartbroken South London man recovering from being cheated on by Gia with his best friend Eric after a six-year relationship. He meets Yas at an art exhibition, bonds with her over the breaku...

• Yas (played by Vivian Oparah) — protagonist

  Yas is a creative woman who meets Dom at an exhibition and becomes his romantic connection. Recently separated from Jules, she helps Dom confront his breakup, pretends to be his new lover, retrieves h...

• Nathan (played by Simon Manyonda) — supporting

  Nathan is a mutual friend of Dom and Yas who organizes the art exhibitions where their story begins and later develops. His first exhibition, focused on mouths, brings Dom and Yas together, while his...

• Eric (played by Benjamin Sarpong-Broni) — supporting

  Eric is Dom's best friend who becomes involved with Gia while she is still in her six-year relationship with Dom. His betrayal is the central cause of Dom's heartbreak and recent return to his parents...

• Jules (played by Malcolm Atobrah) — supporting

  Jules is Yas's former boyfriend and the person whose flat contains her forgotten copy of The Low End Theory. Yas and Dom break into the flat to retrieve it, but Jules catches them, reveals that he end...

• Mona (played by Omari Douglas) — minor

  Mona is associated with the karaoke bar that Dom and Yas visit while trying to obtain Jules's key. The pair must perform "Shoop" as part of the exchange, and Yas kisses Dom afterward, making the karao...

• Gia (played by Karene Peter) — supporting

  Gia is Dom's former girlfriend of six years, whose affair with Eric causes their breakup. She meets Dom and Eric at a restaurant for the first time after the separation, where Yas impulsively poses as...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Mona → Dom (Professional Karaoke Facilitator) — Mona temporarily functions as an obstacle and facilitator for Dom's plan.

  At Mona's karaoke bar, Dom must sing with Yas before they can receive Jules's key.

• Mona → Yas (Professional Karaoke Facilitator) — Mona controls access to the key through the karaoke performance.

  Yas and Dom go to Mona's karaoke bar to obtain Jules's key, and Mona requires them to sing karaoke in exchange.

• Gia → Eric (Romantic Partners) — Their affair directly causes the collapse of Dom's relationship and friendship.

  The plot states that Gia cheated on Dom with Eric, who was Dom's best friend.

• Dom → Yas (Romantic Partners) — Their relationship evolves from an accidental meeting into the film's central romance.

  Dom and Yas develop feelings while spending time together, and they finally embrace and passionately kiss after Yas's gesture on the boat.

• Yas → Jules (Romantic Former Lovers) — Their breakup remains emotionally unresolved and motivates Yas's record-retrieval scheme.

  Yas says she recently broke up with Jules, but Jules later reveals that he was the one who ended the relationship.

• Dom → Gia (Romantic Former Lovers) — Their long relationship and breakup form Dom's initial emotional wound.

  Gia was Dom's girlfriend of six years before cheating on him with Eric, and Dom later meets her at a restaurant.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Yas → Gia (Unknown Pretend Rivals) — Their interaction is shaped by Yas's improvised romantic deception.

  Yas poses as Dom's new lover during the restaurant meeting with Gia and leaves Gia bewildered.

• Nathan → Yas (Social Mutual Friends) — Nathan connects Yas to the encounter that begins her relationship with Dom.

  Yas encounters Dom at an art exhibition organized by their mutual friend Nathan.

• Nathan → Dom (Social Mutual Friends) — Nathan's exhibitions create the social spaces framing Dom's story.

  Nathan organizes the mouth-themed art exhibition where Dom and Yas meet, and Dom later attends Nathan's anus-themed exhibition.

• Dom → Jules (Conflict Adversaries) — Their brief conflict is caused by Dom's loyalty to Yas.

  Dom helps Yas break into Jules's flat, is caught by Jules, and accidentally breaks Jules's art while escaping.

• Dom → Eric (Conflict Betrayed Friends) — Eric's involvement transforms a close friendship into a source of betrayal.

  Eric was Dom's best friend, but Gia cheated on Dom with him.

Story Analysis

Two wounded strangers turn an impulsive day together into a renewed chance at love.

Plot Progression

1. A Meeting In South London — Yas finds Dom crying at Nathan's exhibition. Their second encounter develops into a walk through Rye Lane, where Dom reveals the betrayal behind his breakup.
2. Pretending At The Restaurant — Dom meets Gia and Eric after the breakup, and Yas unexpectedly pretends to be his new lover. Their false romance turns an uncomfortable reunion into a bewildering social performance.
3. The Record Retrieval Scheme — Yas explains her breakup with Jules and the record left at his flat. Dom joins her attempt to retrieve it, but their search for a key ends in embarrassment.
4. Karaoke And Consequences — Mona makes Dom and Yas sing for Jules's key, and Yas kisses Dom afterward. They enter Jules's flat, where the discovery of the breakup truth destroys their growing closeness.
5. The Boat Across The Thames — Months of separation bring separate dates, work, and living arrangements. Yas finally makes a romantic gesture from a boat, and Dom runs to reunite with her.