The Optimists

2006 · 98 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 563 VOTES · DIR. Goran Paskaljević

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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."

Dialogue Timeline — 982 lines

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00:01:43 Bring it here.
00:04:15 And what do we do till then?
00:06:34 You are in a deep, refreshing. And peaceful sleep.
00:09:11 And look how happy she is after only one treatment.
00:11:36 Stop the hypnosis!
00:14:19 Is that in your head?
00:17:22 Come on over whenever you want.
00:20:35 So I ask you.
00:22:46 He can't go out without slaughtering something. He's dangerous.
00:27:13 - Sir? - Let me be.
00:29:59 I'm coming!
00:36:05 You see. I've already lost 15 tokens.
00:40:08 People have no food, you waste cash on a funeral!
00:44:06 I've got a big problem.
00:46:58 Brother. We were waiting for you.
00:50:51 Not to gamble! I'll be the assistant to someone
00:55:25 Let me go! Don't! Please!
01:01:08 Come over here.
01:04:12 Your daughter. You know...
01:09:45 Go home and rest today.
01:16:09 Listen to me. People. Not to believe in good people
01:19:43 I am.
01:23:45 - Well? - Just a bit further. Nearly there!
02:00:00 for a decent funeral.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed982
Dialogue density10.0 lines / min
First line00:01:43
Final line02:00:00

Production Record

DirectorGoran Paskaljević
LanguageSR
IMDb votes563