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The House Is Black

The House Is Black

1963•21m•7.4/10
Documentary

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7.4/10(144)

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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Production

Studio Golestan

Language

FA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Forugh Farrokhzad

Forugh Farrokhzad

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Ebrahim Golestan

Ebrahim Golestan

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Hossein Mansouri

Self (uncredited)

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