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The Optimist

Released: 2026-03-11
Studios: Trafalgar Releasing, Convoke Media,


For more than sixty years, children’s store owner and Holocaust survivor Herbert Heller lived with the weight of the horrors he endured as a 15-year-old imprisoned in Terezin and Auschwitz. As illness forces him to confront the silence he kept—even from his own family—he forms a surprising friendship with Abbey, a teenager navigating her own emotional fractures. Through their growing connection, Herbert is inspired to finally share his truth, opening a path toward empathy, forgiveness, and renewal.

Director / Directors

Finn Taylor
Director


Cast

Stephen Lang
Character: Herbert Heller
Elsie Fisher
Character: Abbey





Production and Crew

Noah Lang
Producer

Todd Slater
Executive Producer
Antonio Riestra
Director of Photography
Alexander Šurkala
Director of Photography