---
title: 'The Optimists (2006)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Goran Paskaljević'
released: '2006-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Serbia and Montenegro'
  - 'Serbia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-optimists-2006'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478714/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Optimists (2006)

2006 · Drama · Serbia and Montenegro, Serbia

Original title: Optimisti

## Synopsis

The Optimists is a 2006 Serbian black comedy film directed by Goran Paskaljević. The film, presented as five unrelated narrative sequences, was inspired by Voltaire's 1759 satirical novel Candide. The Optimists features an ensemble cast of Serbian actors with Lazar Ristovski appearing in all five stories.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Lazar Ristovski](https://cinepixo.com/people/lazar-ristovski)
- **Director:** [Goran Paskaljević](https://cinepixo.com/people/goran-paskaljevic)
- **Screenplay:** [Goran Paskaljević](https://cinepixo.com/people/goran-paskaljevic)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Aleksandar Simić](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandar-simic)

## Cast

- [Milan Tomić](https://cinepixo.com/people/milan-tomic)
- [Mira Banjac](https://cinepixo.com/people/mira-banjac)
- [Branko Vidaković](https://cinepixo.com/people/branko-vidakovic)
- [Ivan Zarić](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-zaric)
- [Bojana Novaković](https://cinepixo.com/people/bojana-novakovic)
- [Petar Božović](https://cinepixo.com/people/petar-bozovic)
- [Viktor Savić](https://cinepixo.com/people/viktor-savic)
- [Dušan Janićijević](https://cinepixo.com/people/dusan-janicijevic)
- [Dragan Jovanović](https://cinepixo.com/people/dragan-jovanovic)
- [Slavko Štimac](https://cinepixo.com/people/slavko-stimac)
- [Aleksandra Pleskonjić-Ilić](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandra-pleskonjic-ilic)
- [Ivan Bekjarev](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-bekjarev)
- [Vlasta Velisavljević](https://cinepixo.com/people/vlasta-velisavljevic)
- [Lazar Ristovski](https://cinepixo.com/people/lazar-ristovski)
- [Kalina Kovačević](https://cinepixo.com/people/kalina-kovacevic)

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