The Best of All Worlds

O Melhor dos Mundos

TIFF65: International Premiere
A group of scientists finds themselves at a standstill, debating whether they should issue a warning to the general public for a possible impending tragedy: a major earthquake which evidence suggest may strike Lisbon within 30 hours. However, everything is based on speculation, and if ultimately there is no earthquake, what will their culpability be in regards to the panic that will ensue? A room drama infused with the suspense of a psychological thriller, realistic filming and tense storytelling, The Best of All Worlds raises the question of what a scientist’s imperative is towards society at large, closely observing the tensions and the dynamics that emerge within a small group of experts under the unbearable pressure of a catastrophic scenario. Placing moral stances, ideological positions, and tempers under the microscope (pun intended), Rita Nunes’ second feature film calls upon the viewer to step up to the plate; What would you do if you were in their position?
Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.
Available at the Agora Market TIFF65.
Direction: Rita Nunes
Script: Rita Nunes, João Cândido Zacharias
Cinematography: Manuel Pinho Braga
Editing: Helena Alves
Sound: Pedro Melo, Roland Vajs
Music: Eduardo Queiroz
Actors: Sara Barros Leitão, Miguel Nunes, Rui M. Silva, Daniel Viana, Flávia Gusmão
Production: Nave Filmes
Producers: Rita Nunes
Costumes: Isabel Quadros, Ana Maria Bastos
Production Design: Paulo Braga
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Portugal
Production Year: 2024
Duration: 74'
Contact: Nave Distribution

Rita Nunes

Since the start Rita’s been using short films, TV movies, and documentaries, to develop her individual style and achieve a balance between technique and her gaze’s instinct. In 1997, she directed the short film Minus Nine, one of the most awarded Portuguese short films. For two decades Rita was also devoted to directing commercials. Recently she directed the television fiction series Madre Paula, winner of the Best Series Award – Sophia 2018 Awards, and the TV movies As Contas do Morto and Just by Chance, winner of the Prix Europa award in 2004. In 2019, her feature Crooked Lines, a film about love in the age of digital communication, now available on HBO Portugal and released on DVD in November 2020, opened in theaters across Portugal. In 2021, Rita directed the TV Movie Na Porta ao Lado – Amor available at OPTO. In September 2022 the documentary series Greenhouse Effect was released on SIC Radical and OPTO.

Filmography

1996 Roleta Russa (short)
2002 As Contas do Morto
2002 Proibido Fumar (short)
2007 Paul Author (documentary short)
2009 Dia Triunfal (short)
2014 Canal (short)
2019 Linhas Tortas
2024 The Best of All Worlds