The House Is Black
The House Is Black
Documentary

The House Is Black

1963
21 min
7.4
73.6%
User Score
(142 votes)

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.

DIRECTED BY

Forugh Farrokhzad

STARRING

Forugh Farrokhzad, Ebrahim Golestan, Hossein Mansouri

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Forugh Farrokhzad

Forugh Farrokhzad

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Ebrahim Golestan

Ebrahim Golestan

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Hossein Mansouri

Self (uncredited)

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