Character Relationship Map: Heaven and Hell

Characters

• Eva Falck (played by Sigrid Huun) — protagonist

  A young woman from Oslo's west end who begins smoking hashish with Arne after hearing Orheim's lecture. She becomes increasingly focused on getting drugs, sleeps with Zatek for hashish, and is admitte...

• Arne (played by Lillebjørn Nilsen) — supporting

  A young man from Oslo's west end and Eva's close companion in their drug use. He steals hashish from his brother and joins Eva in seeking more, including from Zatek. After escaping with Eva to Copenha...

• Berit, Evas mor (played by Randi Kolstad) — supporting

  Eva's mother, who tries to understand what is wrong with her daughter as Eva becomes involved with drugs. After Eva is admitted to a detox clinic and later runs away to Copenhagen with Arne, Berit lea...

• Rasmussen (played by Svein Sturla Hungnes) — supporting
• Zatek, pusher (played by Per Tofte) — supporting

  A Yugoslav drug dealer who supplies hashish smuggled from Sweden in car tires and employs Johan and Oddvar. Eva sleeps with him to obtain hashish. Suspecting Oddvar, Zatek kills him with a knife; auth...

• Hermansen, politi (played by Pål Skjønberg) — supporting

  A police character in a story where officers search Ingrid's room after her drug-related collapse and death. They regard Johan as suspicious when he appears, but lack authority to arrest him. The plot...

• Johan, Zateks håndlanger (played by Per Jansen) — supporting

  A subordinate working for the drug dealer Zatek. Johan appears while police are searching Ingrid's room after her collapse, and the officers find him suspicious but have no authority to arrest him. Hi...

• Orheim, psykolog (played by Arne Aas) — supporting

  A psychologist who gives a lecture at a high school assembly, claiming that hashish is safer than alcohol. Eva and Arne hear this argument before they begin smoking hashish. Eva's father later kills O...

• Popsangerinnen (played by Inger Lise Rypdal) — supporting
• Arnes bestemor (played by Kari Diesen) — supporting
• Trosdahl, overlege (played by Arne Bang-Hansen) — supporting
• Fru Lauritzen (played by Ingrid Øvre Wiik) — minor
• Aas, lærerinne (played by Vibeke Falk) — minor
• Per (played by Peder Anker) — minor
• Fru Brenden (played by Elisabeth Bang) — minor
• Ivar Falck (played by Georg Richter) — minor

  Eva's father, who tries to understand what is wrong with his daughter as her drug use escalates. After Eva runs away, he kills Orheim with a paperweight, connecting the family's response to Eva's trou...

• Dikteren (played by Odd Jan Sandsdalen) — minor
• Knut Brenden (played by Svein Skaara) — minor
• Ole (played by Ole Medbøe) — minor
• Pantelåner (played by Egil Hjorth-Jenssen) — cameo

Story Analysis

A chronological exploration of a young man's descent into drug dependency and its fatal consequences in 1960s Oslo and Copenhagen.

Plot Progression

1. Innocent Curiosity — Arne attends a lecture downplaying drug risks and experiments with hashish at a student party. Initial exposure leads to stolen supplies and early dependence.
2. Descent into Addiction — Academic performance collapses as Arne seeks deeper connections with the underground drug scene. He bonds with hippies and moves into urban decay.
3. Flight and Fracture — Arne escapes a detox facility with a companion, fleeing to Copenhagen. Financial ruin and intense LSD use trigger severe psychological instability.
4. Tragic Resolution — Arne suffers a fatal jump during a hallucinogenic episode. The narrative closes on the irreversible consequences of his drug-fueled journey.