TEHRAN -- Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Ehsani’s documentary “Once Hamoun” has received an honorable mention at the Cine’Eco, an international environmental film festival in Portugal.

“Once Hamoun” was screened in the short film competition, the Persian service of ISNA reported on Sunday.

The documentary reviews the numerous environmental and social problems caused by the shrinkage of Lake Hamoun in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchestan.

Over 600 documentaries from more than 30 countries were screened at the festival which took place at the Municipal House of Culture in Seia from October 14 to 21.

Photo: A scene from “Once Hamoun” by Mohammad Ehsani

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