The House Is Black

February. 18,1963      
Rating:
7.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Forugh Farrokhzad as  Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Ebrahim Golestan as  Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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