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The Optimist

2026 · 102 min · Drama

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.

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Creators

Finn Taylor — Director

Top cast

Stephen Lang portraitStephen LangHerbert HellerElsie Fisher portraitElsie FisherAbbeyLuke David Blumm portraitLuke David BlummYoung Herbert HellerRobin Weigert portraitRobin WeigertRuthLeah Pipes portraitLeah PipesJaneBen Geurens portraitBen GeurensGabeUrsula Parker portraitUrsula ParkerSabrinaSlavko Sobin portraitSlavko SobinHerbert's FatherStella Stocker portraitStella StockerHerbert's MotherOskar Hes portraitOskar HesHein Heller

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