Bablooi
According to the local beliefs of the people in Khuzestan Province, there is a creature living in the Jarahi and Hendijan rivers that resembles a human in every way. The people of this region believe that this creature pulls humans—especially children—underwater, drowns them, and then sucks their blood. For this reason, they generally forbid their children from swimming in these rivers. They call this mythical creature “Bablooi.”
However, today, with the emergence of massive oil and petrochemical industries in the region and their devastating impact on the local environment, this mythical creature has taken a new form in the eyes of the locals—appearing as these terrifying, monstrous industries.
Credits and Cast
Producers: Mohammad Ehsani
Director: Mohammad Ehsani
Director of Photography: Mohammadreza Jahan Panah
Writer: Mohammad Ehsani
Editing: Babak Behdad
Sound: Gisou Azadravesg
Production Manager: Majid Fardi Anvar
Shooting Format: Digital
Director’s Biography-Mohammad Ehsani
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" , and “The water will take US". Ehsani’s films deal with historical-drama and social-environmental issues in Iran