The Optimist
6.82026Drama
Herbert Heller keeps his experience as a teenage boy surviving in Auschwitz hidden from his family. Until he meets Abby, a young teenager whose own brush with pain and death inspires him to open up as well, leading the two of them to exchange their stories as a meaningful and healing friendship is born.
Release2026-03-11
Runtime102 min
StatusReleased
CountriesCzech Republic, United States of America
Original languageEN
SpokenEnglish, German
DirectorFinn Taylor
WritersFinn Taylor
ProductionStillking Films, Convoke Media, Witchcraft Motion Picture Company
Votes4
Popularity3
TMDB ID1129188
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