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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 is a drama film released on July 9, 2025, following Sergio, an environmental engineer working for an NGO in West Africa. The film explores themes of neo-colonialism, intimacy, and isolation as Sergio navigates complex relationships with two local inhabitants while confronting the unraveling dynamics of the expatriate community around him.
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When was I Only Rest in the Storm released?
The film was released on July 9, 2025.
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The story follows Sergio, an environmental engineer sent to work on a road project in a West African metropolis. He becomes involved in an intimate but unbalanced relationship with two city inhabitants, Diara and Gui, while neo-colonial tensions among expatriates threaten to unravel his only emotional refuge.
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