February 18, 1963
Release Date

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The House Is Black (1963)

Name: The House Is Black
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1963-02-18

21m

Running Time

February 18, 1963
Release Date

External Links & Social Media

Plot.

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.

Where to Watch.

Subs

Currently The House Is Black is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel

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Cast & Crew.

Forugh Farrokhzad

Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Director / Editor / Screenplay

Ebrahim Golestan

Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Producer

Hossein Mansouri

Self (uncredited)

Soleyman Minasian

Director of Photography

Media.

Details.

Release Date
February 18, 1963

Original Name
خانه سیاه است

Status
Released

Running Time
21m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-27

This Movie Is About.

leprosy

woman director

short

Wiki.

The House Is Black (Persian: خانه سیاه است) is an acclaimed Iranian documentary short film directed by Forugh Farrokhzad.

The film is a look at life and suffering in a leper colony and focuses on the human condition and the beauty of creation. It is spliced with Farrokhzad's narration of quotes from the Old Testament, the Qur'an and her own poetry. The film features footage from the Bababaghi Hospice leper colony. It was the only film she directed before her death in 1967. After shooting this film she adopted a child from the colony, her son Hossein.

In 2019, a restored print of the film was debuted at the Venice International Film Festival.