I Only Rest in the Storm vs The Secret Life of Jim
The Secret Life of Jim has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for I Only Rest in the Storm). The Secret Life of Jim is the shorter watch at 17m compared with 3h 31m. The Secret Life of Jim is the older of the two (2022 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
I Only Rest in the Storm
The Secret Life of Jim| I Only Rest in the Storm | The Secret Life of Jim | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2022 |
| Length | 3h 31m | 17m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Portugal | – |
| Director | Pedro Pinho | Emmet Kelly |
| Main cast | Cleo Diára, Sérgio Coragem, Jonathan Guilherme, Jorge Quintino Biague, Renato Sztutman | Aidan Jordan, Emmet Kelly, Sarah Carroll, Gerry Cannon |
Synopsis
I Only Rest in the Storm
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.
The Secret Life of Jim
Nick tries desperately to have one more real moment with his father Jim who suffers from Alzheimer disease.
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