The Optimist
1h 42m·Drama·
Directed by
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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Stephen LangHerbert Heller | Herbert Heller |
 Elsie FisherAbbey | Abbey |
 Luke David BlummYoung Herbert Heller | Young Herbert Heller |
 Robin WeigertRuth | Ruth |
 Leah PipesJane | Jane |
 Ben GeurensGabe | Gabe |
 Ursula ParkerSabrina | Sabrina |
 Slavko SobinHerbert's Father | Herbert's Father |
 Stella StockerHerbert's Mother | Herbert's Mother |
 Oskar HesHein Heller | Hein Heller |
 Stephanie HeinerLinda | Linda |
 Josh SchellCop | Cop |
 Jake LucasCenturion (uncredited) | Centurion (uncredited) |