The Optimist (2026)

Name: The Optimist
Director: Finn Taylor
Genre: Drama
Released: 2026-03-11
Duration: 102 min
Cast: Stephen Lang, Elsie Fisher, Luke David Blumm, Robin Weigert, Leah Pipes

20261h 42mDrama

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.

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Cast

Stephen LangHerbert Heller
Elsie FisherAbbey
Luke David BlummYoung Herbert Heller
Robin WeigertRuth
Leah PipesJane
Ben GeurensGabe
Ursula ParkerSabrina
Slavko SobinHerbert's Father
Stella StockerHerbert's Mother
Oskar HesHein Heller
Stephanie HeinerLinda
Josh SchellCop
Jake LucasCenturion (uncredited)

Crew

Director: Finn Taylor
Writers: Finn Taylor
Producers: Greg Taxin Debi Memmolo Noah Lang George Rush

Details

Released: March 11, 2026
Language: English
Studio: Stillking Films, Convoke Media, Witchcraft Motion Picture Company
IMDb: tt27803347