The House Is Black

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.

Cast

Forugh Farrokhzad

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Ebrahim Golestan

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

H

Hossein Mansouri

Self (uncredited)

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