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The House Is Black

The House Is Black

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📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Persian
📆 Date Released: 1963-02-18
⌚ Running Time: 21 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.3

Beloved Cast

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

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