Character Relationship Map: Filthy

Characters

• Lena (played by Dominika Morávková-Zeleníková) — protagonist

  A 17-year-old high school student and the film's protagonist who suffers severe trauma after being raped by her math teacher, leading to self-harm, psychiatric hospitalization, and eventual confrontat...

• Robo (played by Róbert Jakab) — supporting

  A popular high school math teacher and tutor who exploits his position to rape Lena, later using her psychiatric history to intimidate and silence her.

• Lena's mother (played by Anna Šišková) — supporting

  Lena's parent who attempts to handle the crisis discreetly by inviting Robo for tea and later making the decision to discharge Lena from the psychiatric clinic.

• Lena's father (played by Luboš Veselý) — supporting

  Lena's father who, upon learning of the rape, visits Robo's apartment building to confront him, leaving his intentions regarding justice or revenge ambiguous.

• Bohdan (played by Patrik Holubář) — supporting

  Lena's brother who suffers from behavioral issues and plays a supportive role in the family's collective response after the assault is revealed.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Lena's father → Lena (father)
• Lena's mother → Lena (mother)
• Lena → Bohdan (Family Siblings) — They share a family environment shaped by Lena's trauma and Bohdan's difficulties.

  Lena lives with her parents and her brother Bohdan, who has behavioral problems.

Story Dynamics

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

• Bohdan → Robo (Conflict Witness To Confession) — Bohdan becomes a direct witness to Robo's acknowledgment of the crime.

  Bohdan is present when Lena pressures Robo to confess to the rape during physical education.

• Lena → Robo (Conflict Abuser And Victim) — Robo's abuse becomes the central source of Lena's trauma and later confrontation.

  Robo gives Lena private mathematics lessons at her home, then forces her onto the bed and rapes her.

Story Analysis

A traumatized teenager moves from silence and self-destruction toward confronting the teacher who abused her, while the film leaves recovery and justice unresolved.

Plot Progression

1. A Normal Life Shattered — Lena's ordinary teenage routine is interrupted when her mathematics teacher and tutor abuses his position and rapes her. She remains silent until a self-harm crisis at a family birthday party leads to...
2. Silence Behind Hospital Walls — In the psychiatric hospital, Lena struggles to speak and faces mockery during group therapy. A friendship with a fellow patient offers brief relief, but the patient's suicide deepens Lena's despair.
3. Trauma Returns Home — After electroconvulsive treatment, Lena returns home and school, but the trauma resurfaces during mathematics homework. She attempts to hurt herself again and finally says that she was raped without n...
4. The Accuser Faces the Teacher — Robo tries to silence Lena by invoking her psychiatric history. Lena turns the power dynamic against him during physical education and forces him to admit the rape in front of witnesses.
5. An Uncertain Dawn — The family begins responding to the confession, while a possible act of revenge remains unresolved. Lena later leaves a riverside encounter alone, ending the film with independence mixed with uncertai...