The House Is Black

Name: The House Is Black
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1963
Duration: 21 min
Rating: 7.439

1963 · 21 min

Documentary

★ 7.4

Criterion

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.

Crew

Director Forugh Farrokhzad
Screenplay Forugh Farrokhzad
Director of Photography Soleyman Minasian

Cast

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

Crew

Director — Forugh Farrokhzad
Screenplay — Forugh Farrokhzad
Director of Photography — Soleyman Minasian

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