The House Is Black
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.
- Director
- Forugh Farrokhzad
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Drama
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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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- Release date
- Feb 18, 1963
- Runtime
- 0h 21m
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- Language
- Persian
- Country
- Iran
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