EXCLUSIVE: ICA Cinema has acquired UK-Ireland theatrical distribution rights to Cannes winner I Only Rest In The Storm and International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) winner Fiume o morte! .

The distributor will release both titles in UK-Ireland cinemas this autumn. Both films will have UK premieres at the ICA cinema in London as part of the releases.

Pedro Pinho’s Portuguese film I Only Rest In The Storm debuted in Un Certain Regard at Cannes this year, with Cleo Diara winning the best actress prize. The film follows an environmental engineer who accepts a position in West Africa, where he develops complex relationships with two locals while uncovering details about his predecessor’s unexplained disappearance.

Paradise City Sales handles international rights on the film, which

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