Salim Sheikh

Noor, a man from a small town, gets the chance to go abroad through his job. But in an unfamiliar country, Noor faces a danger beyond his worst nightmares. The hope of returning to his wife and mother in his home country pushes him to keep moving forward.

Children are saving lives in the slums of Kolkata. Amlan Ganguly doesn't rescue slum children; he empowers them to become change agents, battling poverty and transforming their neighborhoods with dramatic results. Filmed over the course of three years, The Revolutionary Optimists follows Amlan and three of the children he works with on an intimate journey through adolescence, as they challenge the idea that marginalization is written into their destiny.