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I Only Rest in the Storm (2025)

Original title: O Riso e a Faca

2025-07-09 · 3h 31m · PT
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Sergio travels to a metropolis in West Africa to work for an NGO as an environmental engineer on a road project between the desert and the forest. There, he becomes entangled in an intimate yet unbalanced relationship with two inhabitants of the city, Diara and Gui. As neo-colonial dynamics among the expatriate community unravel, this fragile bond becomes his only refuge from an impending collapse into solitude or barbarism.

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Pedro PinhoDirector, Writer

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Cleo DiáraCleo DiáraDiáraSérgio CoragemSérgio CoragemSérgioJonathan GuilhermeJonathan GuilhermeGuiJorge Quintino BiagueJorge Quintino BiagueBorjanRenato SztutmanRenato SztutmanBruno ZhuBruno ZhuKody McCreeKody McCreeEverton DalmanEverton DalmanNástio MosquitoNástio MosquitoHoratioGiovanni MaucieriGiovanni MaucieriBinta RosadoreBinta RosadoreMarcalina DjibrilMarcalina Djibril

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What is I Only Rest in the Storm about?

Sergio travels to a metropolis in West Africa to work for an NGO as an environmental engineer on a road project between the desert and the forest. There, he becomes entangled in an intimate yet unbalanced relationship with two inhabitants of the city, Diara and Gui. As neo-colonial dynamics among the expatriate community unravel, this fragile bond becomes his only refuge from an impending collapse into solitude or barbarism.

How long is I Only Rest in the Storm?

I Only Rest in the Storm has a runtime of 211 minutes.