The House Is Black
The House Is Black

The House Is Black

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1963•21 min•Documentary
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Forugh Farrokhzad
Forugh Farrokhzad
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Ebrahim Golestan
Ebrahim Golestan
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Hossein Mansouri
Self (uncredited)

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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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