The Optimist (2023) - Credits and Details

The Optimist Credits and Details

Directed by
	Finn Taylor
Written by
	Finn Taylor	...	screenplay by / written by
Cast
	Stephen Lang	...	Herbert Heller
	Elsie Fisher	...	Abby
	Luke David Blumm	...	Young Herbert Heller
	Robin Weigert	...	Ruth
	Slavko Sobin	...	Herbert's Father
	Stella Stocker	...	Herbert's Mother
	Oskar Hes	...	Hein Heller
	Albie Brown	...	Mandolin Player
	Nicholas Bustamante	...	Luke
	Nate Duncan	...	ER Doctor
	Ben Geurens
	Stephanie Heiner	...	Linda
	Lyndsy Kail	...	Vivien
	Khrystyna Kutsmyda	...	Red Cross worker at Hospital
	Jake Lucas	...	Medic
	Sean Michael McGrory	...	Young Herbert's Friend
	Brady Morales-Woolery	...	Herbert's Doctor
	Molly Noble	...	Annette
	Ursula Parker	...	Sabrina
	Leah Pipes
	Anezka Rusevová	...	Mrs. Krall
	Josh Schell	...	Cop
Uncredited Cast
	Braden Kelsey Gile	...	Berkley Library Student
	Travis Wesley	...	Shopper
Produced by
	Jeffrey Brown	...	co-producer
	Jennifer Goshay	...	co-producer
	Mark Halloran	...	executive producer
	Noah Lang	...	producer
	Dean Lyras	...	producer
	Michael Manasseri	...	co-producer
	Debi Memmolo	...	executive producer
	David Minkowski	...	co-producer
	George Rush	...	producer
	Todd Slater	...	executive producer / producer
	Matthew Stillman	...	co-producer
	Greg Taxin	...	executive producer
	Mirka Taylor	...	co-producer
	Jeanine Thomas	...	producer
Original Music by
	Robert Burger
	Jenny Scheinman
Special Effects by
	Pavel Beran	...	special effects technician
	Martin Pryca	...	special effects supervisor
	Petr Sapik	...	special effects technician
	Martin Stastny	...	special effects technician
Visual Effects by
	Selvakumar Chinnadurai	...	digital compositor
	Jakub Das	...	digital compositor
	Lukas Keclik	...	visual effects producer
	David Koblizek	...	visual effects artist / visual effects supervisor
	Michael Lester	...	visual effects supervisor
	Maria Lukyanova	...	compositor
	Javier Menéndez	...	compositing supervisor
	Sergey Muravev	...	compositor / senior compositor
	Jaroslav Nymbursky	...	vfx data manager / vfx data-manager
	Hynek Pakosta	...	visual effects artist
	Robert Rapos	...	digital compositor
	Petra Sklenarova	...	digital compositor
	Tomas Snizek	...	digital compositor
	Tomás Srovnal	...	visual effects producer
	Frantisek Stepanek	...	visual effects supervisor
	Gabor Szakal	...	visual effects production manager: PFX / visual effects
	Júlia Urbanová	...	compositor
	Anya Vinnik	...	visual effects producer
	Martin Zika	...	digital artist / digital compositor

Additional Info
Premiere:	October 06, 2023
Theatrical Release:	March 11, 2026
Country:
Distributor:	Greenwich Entertainment
Websites:

Ratings
6.5 / 10	70 / 100

Alternate Titles
Avenue Of The Giants
The Optimist: The Bravest Act Is Truth

Production Companies
Jeanine Thomas Production
Convoke Media
Stillking Films
Witchcraft Motion Picture Company (in association with)

Distributors
Trafalgar Releasing (2026) (United States) (theatrical)

Filming Locations
California, USA
California, USA (San Fransisco)
Prague, Czech Republic

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