

The Optimist
6.8(4)20261h 42m2
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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- English
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United StatesUS
- PremiereHamptons International Film Festival6 Oct 2023
- PremiereMill Valley Film Festival11 Oct 2023
- Theatrical (limited)11 Mar 2026
- Digital / OTTNR17 Nov 2026
- PhysicalNR18 Dec 2026
United KingdomGB
- Physical1519 Jan 2026
AustraliaAU
- PremiereThe Jewish International Film Festival23 Oct 2025
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The Optimist was released on 11 March 2026.
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