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The House Is Black

Cast

Forugh Farrokhzad, Ebrahim Golestan, Hossein Mansouri View All

Crew

Forugh Farrokhzad (Screenplay), Forugh Farrokhzad (Director) View All

Release: Jan. 1st, 1963

Runtime: 21 minutes

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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Thief
However, Farrokhzad makes a point of showing us the casualness of life in the colony, men playing board games or talking, the happiness of children while playing ball, or women putting on makeup and brushing their hair.

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Takoma11
This short documentary film captures glimpses of the lives of men, women, and children living in a leper "colony" in Iran.