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I Only Rest in the Storm (2025) - film poster, directed by Pedro Pinho

I Only Rest in the Storm

2025
3h 31min Portugal Feature
Directed by
Pedro Pinho
Drama LGBTQ+
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Synopsis

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.

I Only Rest in the Storm (2025) is a 3h 31min drama feature film by Pedro Pinho. Sergio travels to a metropolis in West Africa to work for an NGO as an environmental engineer on a road project betwe... Selected for Budapest Film Festival (2025).

Facts

Original language Portuguese

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Rating

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