The Optimists

Aug 22, 2013 | IMDB 6.7

92 min Watch Now

Documentary

A documentary about an unusual volleyball team in Hamar, Norway, with ladies aged from 66 to 98. Now they are up for their first match, after 30 years of training.

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Goro Wergeland, Gerd Bergersen, Eldbjørg Grøttum, Ulla Olssøn

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