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(Persian with English subtitles)
In the spring of 2019 Iran experienced a near apocalypse event that went by almost unnoticed by the world. Widespread flash flooding affected large parts of the country over the course of one month, leading to major damages countrywide and leaving the already impoverished population in utter disarray. The film is a look at how years of mismanagement, poor spatial planning and climate change are impacting civil society in Iran.
(Persian with English subtitles)
The film is a poetic documentary about Lake Urmia, in the northwest of Iran, which is drying up completely. The environmental catastrophe will affect also neighboring countries such as Iraq and Turkey. The film is narrated in the voice of the lake itself, crying for help and trying to gain international attention to its suffering.
About the Director
Mohammad Ehsani, an Iranian independent filmmaker and a member of the Iranian Documentary Filmmakers Association and IDA. He has made several award-winning documentary and fiction films, such as The Lovers: The Victims, Tabriz: Images from the Forgotten World, Enamel Dome, Lady Urmia, Once Hamoun, Karun, When the Woodpeckers Leave, and The Water Will Take Us. Ehsani’s films deal with historical drama and social environmental issues in Iran.