The House Is Black

21m
Documentary
7.3

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.

Cast

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

Crew

Forugh Farrokhzad
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Soleyman Minasian
Director of Photography
Ebrahim Golestan
Producer

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