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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خانه سیاه است

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Forugh Farrokhzad

Forugh Farrokhzad

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Ebrahim Golestan

Ebrahim Golestan

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Hossein Mansouri

Hossein Mansouri

as Self (uncredited)

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Forugh Farrokhzad

Forugh Farrokhzad

Forugh Farrokhzad

Forugh Farrokhzad

Ebrahim Golestan

Ebrahim Golestan

Forugh Farrokhzad

Forugh Farrokhzad

Soleyman Minasian

Soleyman Minasian

Director of Photography

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