TV series

This World Can't Tear Me Down

2023 · 1 season

A funny, bittersweet dive into friendship and belonging, mixing doodly comedy with a heavy heart and sharp political edges.

Created by: Zerocalcare
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Zerocalcare, Valerio Mastandrea, Paolo Vivio

Overview: When an old friend returns to the neighborhood, Zerocalcare wants to help him find his place back in the world. But what's the right thing to do?

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Created by: Zerocalcare
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Zerocalcare, Valerio Mastandrea, Paolo Vivio

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: friendship
identity
isolation
politics
healing
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: animation, comedy, drama
Created by: Zerocalcare
Written by: Zerocalcare
Starring: Zerocalcare, Valerio Mastandrea, Paolo Vivio, Michele Foschini, Gianluca Crisafi, Ezio Conenna, Gianluca Cortesi, Alessandra Sani
Length: 1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network: Netflix
Country: Italy
Languages: Italian

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