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The Optimists(2006)
Status: Released
Date: 2006-09-29
67%
10 Votes
Time: 1h 38m
Overview:
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."
Languages: Serbian.
Countries:
Serbia,
Spain,
Switzerland
ProductionCompanies: 
Nova Film
Zepter International
Swiss Effects Film GmbH
Movie: The Optimists
Top 10 Billed Cast
Lazar Ristovski
Profesor Gavrilo / Simon / Pokojni Ratomir / Gazda Pera / Aleksa Pantić
Bojana Novaković
Marina
Petar Božović
Inspektor
Nebojša Glogovac
Dr Milo Petrović
Nebojša Milovanović
Bolesni mladić
Slavko Štimac
Otac slepe devojke
Dragan Jovanović
Golub
Mira Banjac
Baba kockarka
Viktor Savić
Ilija
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Overview
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."
Release Date
2006-09-29
Average
6.65
Rating:
3.3 startsTagline
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Languages:
Srpski
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