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The House Is Black
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The House Is Black

Feb 18, 1963
0h 21m
★ 7.4

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Studio Golestan

Cast

Forugh Farrokhzad

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Forugh Farrokhzad

Ebrahim Golestan

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Ebrahim Golestan

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Self (uncredited)

Hossein Mansouri

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