The House Is Black
1963•21m•7.5•Released
Documentary
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
Writer
Forugh Farrokhzad
Languages
Persian
Studio
Studio Golestan
Cast
Forugh Farrokhzad
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Ebrahim Golestan
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hossein Mansouri
Self (uncredited)
Production
Company
Studio Golestan
Producer
Ebrahim Golestan
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