The House Is Black

Name: The House Is Black
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1963-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
Rating: 7.5

About The House Is Black

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.

The House Is Black (1963) is a documentary film directed by Forugh Farrokhzad. Its themes are leprosy and short film.

Forugh Farrokhzad stars as Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Ebrahim Golestan as Narrator (voice) (uncredited), and Hossein Mansouri as Self (uncredited). At 21 minutes long, it arrived in February 1963.

The screenplay is by Forugh Farrokhzad.

Movie 43, Frozen Fever, and Bao make useful companions to The House Is Black. TMDB voters put it at 7.5 out of 10 across 159 votes.