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I Only Rest in the Storm
2025 drama film by Pedro Pinho From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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I Only Rest in the Storm (Portuguese: O Riso e a Faca, lit. "The Laugh and the Knife") is a 2025 Portuguese-language drama film produced, co-written and directed by Pedro Pinho. Starring Sérgio Coragem, Cleo Diára and Jonathan Guilherme. It follows a Portuguese environmental engineer who takes a job position in West Africa, and his complicated relationship with two locals.
The film had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 78th Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2025, where it was nominated for the Queer Palm and Diára won the section's Best Actress prize. It was theatrically released ij France on 9 July by Météore Films.
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Cast
- Sérgio Coragem as Sérgio
- Cleo Diára as Diára
- Jonathan Guilherme as Gui
Production
In October 2018, the project received a €141,000 production grant from the Romanian National Film Center.[1] In November 2020, it was selected to participate in the European Coproductions meeting, initiated by Seville European Film Festival.[2]
Release
I Only Rest in the Storm had its world premiere at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2025.[3] Prior to its premiere, Paradise City Sales acquired the film's international sales.[4] Météore Films acquired the film's distribution rights in France and will release it in French cinema on 9 July 2025.[5]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 77% of 13 critics' reviews are positive.[6] Miriam Balanescu of IndieWire gave the film a grade of A– and pointed out its different distinction of non-governmental organization in films.[7]
Accolades
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