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Movie, 2026

The Optimist

IMDb 6.8, 102 min, Drama, Czech Republic

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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DirectorFinn Taylor
WritersFinn Taylor
GenreDrama
Runtime102 min
ReleasedWed, Mar 11, 2026
CountryCzech Republic
IMDBtt27803347

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