The Optimist
·
2026
·1h 42min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
3/11/2026
Runtime
1h 42min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Stillking Films, Convoke Media, Witchcraft Motion Picture Company
Cast
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