The House Is Black (1963)
02/18/1963 (IR) • 21m
Documentary
Overview
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
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Ebrahim Golestan
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hossein Mansouri
Self (uncredited)
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