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The Optimists

2006·98 min

The Optimists

Directed by Goran Paskaljević

Drama

Five scenarios in which people have trouble distinguishing truth from illusions. Each segment reflects the motto of Voltaire's Candide: "Optimism is insisting everything is good, when everything is bad."

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Lazar Ristovski

Profesor Gavrilo / Simon / Pokojni Ratomir / Gazda Pera / Aleksa Pantić

Bojana Novaković

Marina

Petar Božović

Inspektor

Pipović

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Goran Paskaljević

Writer

Vladimir Paskaljević

Writer

Aleksandar Simić

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

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What is The Optimists about?

The Optimists (2006) is about five scenarios in which people have trouble distinguishing truth from illusions. Each segment reflects the motto of Voltaire's Candide: "Optimism is insisting everything is good, when everything is bad."

Who directed The Optimists?

Goran Paskaljević directed The Optimists (2006).

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