I Only Rest in the Storm
October 5, 2025·3h 31min
Drama
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.
Director:Pedro PinhoCast:Cleo Diára, Sérgio Coragem, Jonathan Guilherme, Jorge Quintino Biague,
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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Original Title
O Riso e a Faca
Status
Released
Release Date
10/05/2025
Original Language
Portuguese
Production Country
Portugal, Brazil, France, Romania
