The House Is Black
7.8
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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Cast
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Forugh Farrokhzad Director · Soleyman Minasian Cinematographer
United States release January 15, 2008 · Produced in Iran · Original title خانه سیاه است
Production
Studio Golestan
Production
Iran
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Languages
Original title
خانه سیاه است
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
Germany · February 18, 1963
Premiere · Oberhausen
United States · January 15, 2008
Physical · DVD
Indonesia
October 8, 2023 · Premiere · Madani International Film Festival
Italy
August 29, 2019 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
South Korea
May 1, 2021 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
Switzerland
August 8, 1995 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Taiwan
October 13, 2023 · Premiere · Women Make Waves International Film Festival
June 27, 2026 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
United Kingdom
February 24, 2008 · Premiere · Women's Cinema from Tangiers to Tehran
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