The House Is Black

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The House Is Black

1963 · documentary · movie8.334 ratings

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.

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cast

Forugh Farrokhzad

Forugh Farrokhzad

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Ebrahim Golestan

Ebrahim Golestan

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Hossein Mansouri

Self (uncredited)

director

Forugh Farrokhzad

where to watch

Criterion Channel

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genres

documentary

original title

خانه سیاه است