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Tear Along the Dotted Line

2021 · 1 season

A funny, rambling, deeply personal cartoon that sneaks up on you with quiet heartbreak and honest reflection.

Created by
Zerocalcare
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Zerocalcare, Valerio Mastandrea, Chiara Gioncardi
Overview
A cartoonist in Rome with his armadillo-for-a-conscience reflects on his path in life and a would-be love as he and his friends travel outside the city.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Zerocalcare
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Zerocalcare, Valerio Mastandrea, Chiara Gioncardi
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • friendship
  • love
  • memory
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy, drama
Created by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
Netflix
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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