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The Optimists

  • 2001
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
79
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The Optimists (2001)
Documentary

A recounting of the rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews from the Holocaust by their friends and neighbors.A recounting of the rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews from the Holocaust by their friends and neighbors.A recounting of the rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews from the Holocaust by their friends and neighbors.

  • Director
    • Jacky Comforty
  • Writers
    • Jacky Comforty
    • Lisa Comforty
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    79
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    • Director
      • Jacky Comforty
    • Writers
      • Jacky Comforty
      • Lisa Comforty
    • 5User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
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    • Awards
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    • Quotes

      Bishop Boris Kharalampiev: Everyone is entitled to his own faith. No one should violate the intimate, spiritual life of another. That's how I think now, that's how I have thought in the past, and if I live any longer, that's how I'll think then.

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    9/10
    Very good documentary
    The director must have done a lot of work on this film. It is fairly interesting. I saw the film with friends of mine yesterday and I am just wondering why this film has never been rated by anyone. If you get the chance to see it and you are interested in non-rational deeds which we call humanity, go ahead.
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    • ivan_top2002
    • Jan 30, 2002

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    • Release date
      • October 21, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Bulgarian
      • English
      • Hebrew
    • Also known as
      • The Story of the Rescue of the Jews of Bulgaria
    • Production company
      • Comforty Media Concepts
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,377
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,377
      • Oct 23, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,377
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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