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Documentary

The House Is Black(1963)

7.4(148)
21m
1963-02-18

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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Top Cast

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