TV series

Rebibbia Quarantine

2020 · 1 season

A wry, bittersweet lockdown diary that finds absurd humour and quiet sadness in isolation.

Created by: Zerocalcare
Genres: Animation

Tagline: A tragic reportage from the quarantine of North East Rome.
Overview: A tragic reportage from the quarantine of North East Rome. All the episodes of Rebibbia quarantine, the cartoon series written and directed by Zerocalcare.

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Created by: Zerocalcare
Genres: Animation

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
loneliness
grief
identity
healing
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: animated
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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