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The House Is Black

The House Is Black

1963-02-1821 minutes

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.

Top Billed Cast

Forugh Farrokhzad

Forugh Farrokhzad

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Ebrahim Golestan

Ebrahim Golestan

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Hossein Mansouri

Self (uncredited)