The House Is Black
The House Is Black
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The House Is Black

DirectorForugh Farrokhzad

7.4 / 10
1963
21 min
Documentary

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.

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