United States / Oct 06, 2023 / Hamptons International Film Festival
1h 42min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Optimist |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Czech Republic, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Stillking Films, Convoke Media, Witchcraft Motion Picture Company |
| Release date | 6 ottobre 2023 |
| Executive producer | Debi Memmolo, Greg Taxin, Noah Lang |
| Production | George Rush, Matthew Stillman, David Minkowski, Jennifer Goshay, Michael Manasseri, Mirka Taylor |
| Writer | Finn Taylor |
| Assistant directors | Finn Taylor |
Release dates
Limited release
Australia / Oct 23, 2025 / The Jewish International Film Festival
Physical media
United Kingdom / Jan 19, 2026 / 15
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