The Optimists
Orig. title: Optimistene
Genre: Single documentary
Duration: 92 min
Cinema release: September 2013
Director and DOP: Gunhild Westhagen Magnor
Producer: Ingunn H. Knudsen & Hilde Skofteland
Trailer: Click here to view trailer
Co-producer, Sweden: Stina Gardell, Mantaray film
The Optimists area a volleyball team of ladies from 66-98 years old. They practice weekly but have not played a match for 30 years. Now, there is a match coming up, but who is the team? According to rumour, it’s a group of handsome Swedish gentlemen across the border.
The film was the Closing film at Haugesund 2013. Winner of Gledesprisen, Haugesund 2013. Cinema release in Norway, Sweden and Denmark
Contact at Skofteland film AS:
Hilde Skofteland
Executive producer
Phone +47 23691223/ + 47 90775786
E-mail: hilde@skoftelandfilm.no
Hello,
I saw “The Optimists” yesterday in a small cinema in Germany. Playing in a getting-older-together volleyball team (45-65), I was fascinated and would like to buy this film on DVD. Can You please tell me, where I can get it?
Sincerely
Günter Maier
How do view/ buy The Optimist in the US, please? Thanks.
Hiya, how do we buy the DVD or download The Optimists?
Paolla – London, UK
I just saw the trailer on Facebook and would love to know how to view or purchase it in the USA! It looks wonderful.
Please tell me where we may purchase “Optimisterna” with English subtitles. Thank you.
I’ve looked everywhere I could think of online but I couldn’t find your film – I would very much like to see it 🙂 Will you distribute your movie in the US and/or Canada? Cheers!
Where I can buy a copy of “the optimists”? English subtitle.?
Where can I buy a copy of The Optimists English subtitled?
Komplimenti za cure
you can buy it from vimeo now 🙂 hence issue nr2 – how to solve the problem with subtitles (need a translation to Polish for my parents)