The Weather Inside

Dorothea, a German woman working for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, is on assignment in a troubled Arab region looking for potential female college students among local refugees who are qualified to enter universities in Europe. Though she stays at an upscale hotel and spends her days meeting with rich or high-ranking officials to solicit their financial support, poverty surrounds her. While enjoying her life of luxury, she meets a young man, Alec. Their relationship quickly blossoms and threatens to jeopardize her position. (Busan International Film Festival)