Feature

01:47:02

United States

Marion Standefer

Synopsis:

The Best in the World follows Mouctar, a Guinean migrant navigating a new life in Paris. He enrolls in a non-profit school for migrants in Paris, where he meets Marion, an American social worker who runs an after-school theater workshop, which he eagerly joins. During interviews for the thesis Marion is writing, theater workshops, and immigration procedures, Mouctar tells a tragic tale of why he left his home. But the struggles he encounters as a migrant in Paris trigger nightmares that hint at a far darker truth.

During a theater workshop, Mouctar is forced to confront his heartbreaking past. When he finally shares his truth, Mouctar forms a bond with Marion that helps him begin to heal from his nightmarish childhood and forgive those that hurt him.

DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY

Marion Standefer is a 27-year-old educator and filmmaker from Philadelphia, PA, based in Paris, France. Founder/President of LMDM Productions (France) and the U.S.-based Non-Profit Organization "Les Meilleurs du Monde, INC", she develops educational programs and films for, with, and about marginalized communities in Europe and Africa. "Le Meilleur du Monde" (The Best in the World) is her first feature film.