The Optimists

The Optimists
Director
Gunhild Westhagen
Country
Norway, Sweden
Year
2013
Genre
Documentary
Scriptwriters
Gunhild Westhagen
Cast
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Production
Skofteland Films

Storyline

Meet “The Optimists”: an extraordinary volleyball team of women aged 66 to 98. Despite weekly training sessions, they have not played a match for 30 years. We follow the ladies on and off the court preparing for a grand final. And the opponents? 

Despite their weekly training sessions the volleyball ladies THE OPTIMISTS (66-98) have not played a match for 30 years. Now this is exactly the plan. But against whom? Rumours say there is a group of handsome Swedish gentlemen across the boarder. Goro (98) is the Queen of the team with her will power and purple Converse shoes. Laughter is their match strategy.

 

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Medimed 2012
Docs for All (Pitching)