Tear Along the Dotted Line

22min

Animation

Comedy

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Movimenti Production

BAO Publishing

Direzione Generale Cinema

Episodes

Cast

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

17min

17th Nov 2021

Zero, a comics writer and artist who imagines his conscience as an armadillo, remembers how he first met his friend, Alice, when they were 17 years old.

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

18min

17th Nov 2021

Zero recalls when, at 11 years old, he was briefly the teacher's pet. While on the way to pick up Secco, Zero has trouble changing a flat tire.

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

20min

17th Nov 2021

Zero describes his nightmarish experience tutoring kids. While waiting for Secco, Zero tells Sarah why he's so obsessed with being punctual.

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

21min

17th Nov 2021

While on the train to Biella, Zero recollects what it was like struggling to look for work and explains, in detail, his apartment's various "domains."

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

23min

17th Nov 2021

Admitting he's bad at giving emotional support, Zero remembers consoling Alice after a breakup. An encounter with a former student rattles Zero.

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

22min

17th Nov 2021

In Biella, Zero struggles with how to grieve as Sarah blasts him for making it about him. Later, he learns of a shocking secret that sends him reeling.

First air date

17th Nov 2021

Last air date

17th Nov 2021

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

it

Networks