The House Is Black

7.4(143 votes)

February 18, 1963

21m

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.

Director

Forugh Farrokhzad

Writers

Forugh Farrokhzad

Cast

Forugh Farrokhzad

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Ebrahim Golestan

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Hossein Mansouri

Self (uncredited)

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The House Is Black

Overview

Cast

Forugh Farrokhzad

Ebrahim Golestan

Hossein Mansouri

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