The House Is Black

Original title: خانه سیاه است
Duration: 21 min
Release date: 1963-02-18
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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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