Writer-director Finn Taylor joins The Jan Price Show All About Movies to discuss his powerful new drama \"The Optimist,\" based on a true story and now playing in theaters.
The film follows Holocaust survivor Herbert Heller, who escaped the Auschwitz-Birkenau death march at age 15 and carried his story in silence for decades. When he finally begins sharing his past, he forms an unexpected friendship with Abby, a troubled teenager struggling with her own pain. Their connection becomes a moving journey of healing, understanding, and resilience across generations.
Starring Stephen Lang (Avatar), Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade), and Luke David Blumm (Where the Crawdads Sing), \"The Optimist\" is a deeply human story about survival, truth, and the transformative power of being seen.
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