I Only Rest in the Storm - Comments & Tips

[Cannes '25] The story becomes increasingly captivating as it explores the different realities of West Africa, subject to power struggles and corruption, but also to a certain subversion in a country like Guinea-Bissau, which resists new forms of economic colonialism. Through a story in which desire becomes relevant in the relationships between the protagonists, it presents a less pleasant perspective on the work of NGOs, establishing their relationships with dark powers, in an epic narrative about the intimacy of its characters.