The Tearsmith

The Tearsmith (Italian: Fabbricante di lacrime) is an Italian teen romantic drama movie based on a book by Erin Doom.

Two orphaned teens get a chance at being a part of a family again when they're adopted by a loving family, but the pair are sworn enemies. As they battle their traumatic pasts and complicated feelings, they forge an unbreakable bond.

Summary[]

"Adopted together after a tough childhood in an orphanage, Nica and Rigel realize that unexpected but irresistible feelings pull them together."

—Official Netflix synopsis

"Within the walls of the Grave, the orphanage where Nica grew up, a legend has always been told: that of the maker of tears, a mysterious craftsman, guilty of crafting all the fears and anxieties that inhabit the hearts of men. But at seventeen years old, the time has come for Nica to leave fairy tales behind. Her biggest dream is about to come true. Mr and Mrs Milligan have started the adoption process and are ready to give her the family she has always wanted. In her new home, however, Nica is not alone. Along with her, Rigel, a restless and mysterious orphan, the last person in the world Nica would want as an adoptive brother, is also taken from the Grave. Rigel is intelligent, smart, plays the piano like an enchanting demon and has a beauty that can enchant, but his angelic appearance conceals a dark nature. Even though Nica and Rigel are united by a common past of pain and hardship, living together seems impossible, but kindness and anger are two different ways of fighting pain to stay alive and to conceal the emotions that devastate their hearts, becoming for each other that tears-maker of legend. To the maker of tears you cannot lie: and they will have to find the courage to accept that desperate force that attracts them towards each other called love."

—Official Netflix synopsis

Plot[]

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Cast and Characters[]

Caterina Ferioli as Nica Dover, an orphan
Simone Baldasseroni as Rigel Wilde, Nica's nemesis at the orphanage
Sabrina Paravicini as Miss Margaret Stoker, the orphanage's headmistress
Alessandro Bedetti as Lionel, Nica and Rigel's classmate who has a crush on Nica
Roberta Rovelli as Anna Milligan Nica and Rigel's adoptive mother
Orlando Cinque as Norman Milligan, Nica and Rigel's adoptive father
Eco Andriolo Ranzi as Adeline, Nica's friend from the Grave
Nicky Passarella as Billie, Nica's friend from school
Sveva Romana Candelletta as Miki, Nica's friend from school
Juju Di Domenico as Asia, the lover of Anna and Norman's dead son, Alan