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Optimism

2003
1h 22m

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A modern-day Candide, Aaron, released from a juvenile mental institution on his 18th birthday, links up with vampish institution-escapee Lenny, to begin his odyssey through a bizarre rural A... Read allA modern-day Candide, Aaron, released from a juvenile mental institution on his 18th birthday, links up with vampish institution-escapee Lenny, to begin his odyssey through a bizarre rural America. Run-ins with personages of varying degrees of eccentricity land Aaron and Lenny am... Read allA modern-day Candide, Aaron, released from a juvenile mental institution on his 18th birthday, links up with vampish institution-escapee Lenny, to begin his odyssey through a bizarre rural America. Run-ins with personages of varying degrees of eccentricity land Aaron and Lenny among a father-and-son militia team embroiled in a plot against the town mayor.

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A previous cut of the film, titled "The Outside World," screened at several American and European film festivals. This version was 9 1/2 minutes longer than "Optimism," and contained a different musical score.