Finnish female scientist Hannele Korhonen gets the opportunity of a lifetime – try to create rain in the desert of the United Arab Emirates. The opportunity to get proper funding and do good sounds amazing. But Hannele learns that the financiers have their own agenda. Her enthusiasm morphs into an ethical dilemma. If she succeeds, whose clouds will she be stealing and what is the ultimate price of ambition?
Credits
Director
Tuija Halttunen
Production
Niina Virtanen / Wacky Tie Films, Pasi Hakkio for Wacky Tie Films
Co-production
Ulrik Gutkin for Copenhagen Film Company
Involved TV Channel
YLE, DR, VGTV
Contact
World Sales
Rise and Shine World Sales
Festival Handling
Anja Dziersk for Rise and Shine World Sales
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Available versions
52' and 80', DCP, color
Spoken languages
English
Finnish
Arabic
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