The Optimist
The Optimist2026
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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.
DirectorFinn TaylorStudioStillking Films
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Stephen LangHerbert Heller | Herbert Heller |
 Elsie FisherAbbey | Abbey |
 Robin WeigertNot listed | Not listed |
| LLuke David BlummYoung Herbert Heller | Young Herbert Heller |
 Stephanie HeinerLinda | Linda |
 Josh SchellCop | Cop |
 Jake LucasCenturion (uncredited) | Centurion (uncredited) |