Documentary
The House Is Black
User Score145 votes
74%7.4/10
Release1963→
Runtime0H 21M
LanguagePersian
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast3
Forugh Farrokhzad
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Ebrahim Golestan
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hossein Mansouri
Self (uncredited)
Media5
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Posters
Director
Forugh Farrokhzad
Director →
Trailer
Keywords
leprosywoman directorshort film
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Production:Studio Golestan