
The House Is Black
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 Cast


Forugh Farrokhzad
Forugh Farrokhzad
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Forugh Farrokhzad
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)


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