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I Only Rest in the Storm

7.1(15)20253h 37m1

Sergio travels to Guinea-Bissau 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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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$14.7K
Language
Portuguese
  • africa
  • third world
  • engineer
  • lgbt
  • bisexual man
  • neo-colonialism
  • ngo
  • west africa
  • guinea bissau
  • gay theme

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Behind the camera

Director

Pedro Pinho

Produced in

Portugal, Brazil, France, Romania

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Availability for Brazil. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York Film Festival5 Oct 2025
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival21 Aug 2025
  • AustriaAT

    • PremiereVienna International Film Festival21 Oct 2025
  • BelgiumBE

    • PremierePink Screens Festival (Brussels)31 Oct 2025
  • BrazilBR

    • PremiereRio de Janeiro International Film Festival9 Oct 2025
    • PremiereSão Paulo International Film Festival17 Oct 2025
    • Theatrical1830 Apr 2026
  • ChinaCN

    • PremiereWuhan bǎilin Film Festival1 Nov 2025
    • PremiereBeijing Queer Film Festival7 Nov 2025
    • PremiereHong Kong International Film Festival2 Apr 2026
  • ColombiaCO

    • PremiereFestival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias15 Apr 2026
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival17 May 2025
    • Theatrical9 Jul 2025
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereMunich International Film Festival29 Jun 2025
    • Theatrical1828 May 2026
  • IndonesiaID

    • Theatrical (limited)Special Screening27 Dec 2025
  • PortugalPT

    • TheatricalM/1630 Oct 2025
  • SingaporeSG

    • PremiereSingapore International Film Festival6 Dec 2025

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I Only Rest in the Storm was released on 9 July 2025.

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