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The House Is Black (1963)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 21M

Director : Forugh Farrokhzad
Writer : Forugh Farrokhzad

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Forugh Farrokhzad
Forugh Farrokhzad
Director
Forugh Farrokhzad
Forugh Farrokhzad
Screenplay
Forugh Farrokhzad
Forugh Farrokhzad
Editor
Ebrahim Golestan
Ebrahim Golestan
Producer
Soleyman Minasian
Soleyman Minasian
Director of Photography

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