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  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Shadow Distribution
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Shadow Distribution
  • 1 h 35 m

Summary Amlan Ganguly doesn't rescue slum children; he empowers them to become change agents, battling poverty and transforming their neighborhoods with dramatic results. Filmed over the course of three years, The Revolutionary Optimists follows Amlan and three of the children he works with on an intimate journey through adolescence, as they cha...

Directed By: Maren Grainger-Monsen, Nicole Newnham

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Shadow Distribution
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Shadow Distribution
  • 1 h 35 m

The Revolutionary Optimists

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Summary Amlan Ganguly doesn't rescue slum children; he empowers them to become change agents, battling poverty and transforming their neighborhoods with dramatic results. Filmed over the course of three years, The Revolutionary Optimists follows Amlan and three of the children he works with on an intimate journey through adolescence, as they cha...

Directed By: Maren Grainger-Monsen, Nicole Newnham

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80
Mar 26, 2013
It’s truly something to see these children come into their own, and to bear witness to the undeniable sea change Ganguly has set in motion.
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80
Mar 12, 2013
Change may be elusive, Optimists confirms, but the will to make it blazes.
By Michelle Orange FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 18, 2013
Unfortunately, the film often feels somewhat random and disorganized, with Newnham and Grainger-Monsen never zeroing in on a cohesive narrative structure. Still, the movie's engaging subjects (including several parents) and valuable themes largely carry the day.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
63
Mar 25, 2013
The filmmakers display a genuine reverence for their subjects, evident even in the intimate but never intrusive photography.
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50
Mar 28, 2013
As heartening as it is to see a slum child tutored about vicious cycles of adversity and using the buzzword “partnership” with aplomb, the film comes to feel cut and dried.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Zoetrope Aubry Productions
Release Date Mar 13, 2013
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline How Far Would You Go To Change Your World?
Website https://www.facebook.com/RevOptimists
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Awards

News & Documentary Emmy Awards
• 1 Nomination

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