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The House Is Black

The House Is Black

★ 7.5/10•1963•21m•Documentary

Set in a leper colony in the north of Iran, The House is Black juxtaposes "ugliness," of which there is much in the world as stated in the opening scenes, with religion and gratitude.

Forugh Farrokhzad · Director

Forugh Farrokhzad · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime21m
LanguageFA
Release DateFeb 18, 1963

Actors

Forugh Farrokhzad

Forugh Farrokhzad

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Ebrahim Golestan

Ebrahim Golestan

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Hossein Mansouri

Self (uncredited)

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