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The House Is Black

73.6% | Feb 18, 1963 | Documentary

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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Forugh Farrokhzad
Director
Forugh Farrokhzad
Editor

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Forugh Farrokhzad
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Ebrahim Golestan
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Hossein Mansouri
Self (uncredited)

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