I Only Rest in the Storm
Alternative title: O Riso e a Faca

Directed by Pedro Pinho

An environmental engineer accepts a position in West Africa, where he develops complex relationships with two locals while uncovering details about his predecessor's unexplained disappearance.

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I Only Rest in the Storm is an ambitious, politically charged drama about an aid worker moving through contemporary Africa while confronting privilege, desire and the limits of humanitarian idealism. Pedro Pinho’s expansive approach is demanding, but the film’s complexity and refusal of easy moral certainty make it compelling.

I Only Rest in the Storm

Alternative title: O Riso e a Faca

Directed by Pedro Pinho

An environmental engineer accepts a position in West Africa, where he develops complex relationships with two locals while uncovering details about his predecessor's unexplained disappearance.

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I Only Rest in the Storm is an ambitious, politically charged drama about an aid worker moving through contemporary Africa while confronting privilege, desire and the limits of humanitarian idealism. Pedro Pinho’s expansive approach is demanding, but the film’s complexity and refusal of easy moral certainty make it compelling.