Character Relationship Map: I Was Here

Characters

• Rass (played by Rasmus Kaljujärv) — protagonist

  Rass is the film’s 17-year-old central character. He becomes involved in drug dealing, a decision that draws him into turbulent events beyond his control. The story follows his choices and their conse...

• Hanna (played by Doris Tilk) — supporting

  Hanna meets Rass at Olar’s place and learns more about the drug trade. As the situation grows dangerous, Rass feels responsible for her, though he keeps his fear and guilt to himself. The summary give...

• Säde (played by Marilyn Jurman) — supporting

  Säde is the only person Rass tells about his private dream of becoming a doctor. At home, she and Rass argue over food and money, and their relationship becomes increasingly painful. Their conflict co...

• Renita (played by Hele Kõrve) — supporting

  Renita is one of the people Rass feels responsible for as the drug deal leaves his group with meth, debt, and threats from mobsters. He keeps his fear and guilt to himself while trying to find a way t...

• Mõssa (played by Margus Prangel) — supporting

  Mõssa is among the people Rass feels responsible for after the group is caught with meth and owes money to dangerous mobsters. Rass keeps his fear and guilt to himself while insisting they must find t...

• Olar (played by Tambet Tuisk) — supporting

  Olar draws Rass into dealing meth and introduces him to the drug trade. Rass meets Hanna at Olar’s place, and later reconnects with Olar for a much larger deal involving meth that belongs to mobsters....

• Aivo (played by Märt Avandi) — supporting

  Aivo is involved in the personal turmoil surrounding Rass, whose troubles with Säde and Aivo add to his difficulties. The summary does not explain what Aivo does or define his relationship with Rass,...

• Janar (played by Johannes Naan) — supporting

  Janar is one of the people Rass feels responsible for as the group faces the consequences of a failed drug deal. The danger reaches Janar’s family when his father’s car is blown up on the way to work,...

• Talis (played by Nikolai Bentsler) — supporting

  Talis becomes entangled with Rass over a car debt, adding another source of pressure to Rass’s increasingly difficult situation. The summary does not describe the terms of the debt or what Talis does...

• Rass' Desk Mate (played by Marta Laan) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Rass → Säde (Troubled Romantic Relationship) — Säde is Rass's confidante, but financial pressure and their arguments make their relationship increasingly painful.

  The plot says that Rass and Säde argue over food and money at home, and that their relationship becomes increasingly painful. Rass also tells her alon...

Story Dynamics

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

• Rass → Rass' Desk Mate (Social Classmate) — The character list identifies Rass' Desk Mate, but the plot reference does not establish a specific relationship or event between them.

  The plot describes Rass as a student who skips classes, but provides no specific interaction with his desk mate.

• Rass → Aivo (Personal Conflict) — Aivo is part of the personal difficulties surrounding Rass, although the plot reference gives no further detail about their interactions.

  The plot says trouble with Säde and Aivo adds to Rass's personal turmoil.

• Rass → Talis (Debt Conflict) — A car debt draws Rass into trouble with Talis and adds to his personal turmoil.

  The plot says Rass becomes entangled with Talis over a car debt.

• Rass → Janar (Alliance Associate Under Threat) — Rass's concern for Janar becomes more urgent when violence affects Janar's family.

  Rass feels responsible for Janar. The plot later says Janar's father's car is blown up on the way to work, making Rass realize the threat is reaching...

• Rass → Mõssa (Alliance Associate Under Threat) — Mõssa is among the people Rass believes he must protect as the drug-deal crisis escalates.

  The plot says Rass feels responsible for Mõssa while the group is left with the drugs and an unsafe debt.

• Rass → Renita (Alliance Associate Under Threat) — Rass includes Renita among the people he feels responsible for as the consequences of the deal grow more dangerous.

  The plot says Rass feels responsible for Renita while he and his associates are left with the meth and a debt they cannot safely resolve.

• Rass → Hanna (Alliance Drug Trade Associate) — Their connection develops within Olar's drug-trade circle, and Rass's sense of responsibility toward Hanna adds to his fear and guilt.

  Rass meets Hanna at Olar's place and learns more about the drug trade. Later, he feels responsible for Hanna as the danger around the meth deal escala...

• Rass → Olar (Alliance Drug Trade Associate) — Olar brings Rass into meth dealing and later reconnects him to a dangerous larger transaction.

  Rass gets involved with Olar, who draws him into dealing meth. After Rass is briefly jailed, he reconnects with Olar and joins a much larger deal.

Story Analysis

Rass's choices draw him from school and financial hardship into drug dealing, escalating danger, and a desperate scheme to raise money.

Plot Progression

1. School and Private Ambitions — Rass skips classes to earn money even as he is urged to finish school. He privately shares his dream of becoming a doctor with Säde, while their arguments over food and money make their relationship i...
2. Olar's Drug Trade — Rass takes odd jobs and becomes involved with Olar in meth dealing, meeting Hanna at Olar's place. The money and constant drug use bring exhaustion, depression, and growing danger.
3. A Deal Turns Dangerous — After a failed theft and a brief jail stay, Rass reconnects with Olar and enters a much larger deal. Rass learns that mobsters own the meth and demand a two-kilo pickup at Kajaka bar; the plan goes wr...
4. Threat Reaches Beyond the Dealers — Rass refuses to hand back the meth because he believes the mobsters would still hurt the group, and he feels responsible for Hanna, Renita, Mõssa, and Janar. When Janar's father's car is blown up, Ras...
5. The Credit Card Scheme — With Olar hiding and the group still needing cash, Rass and the others seek another way to raise money. They recruit boys to obtain youth credit cards from their parents under false pretenses, trigger...