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The House Is Black(1963)
Status: Released
Date: 1963-02-18
74%
144 Votes
Time: 0h 21m
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: Persian.
Countries:
Iran
ProductionCompanies:
Studio Golestan
Movie: The House Is Black
Top 3 Billed Cast
Forugh Farrokhzad
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Ebrahim Golestan
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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