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The House Is Black

1963
Directed byForugh Farrokhzad
0h 21m

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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Forugh FarrokhzadNarrator (voice) (uncredited)Ebrahim GolestanNarrator (voice) (uncredited)Hossein Mansouri
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STATUSReleased
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7.4

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