The House Is Black
Directed by Forugh Farrokhzad
Produced by Studio Golestan
A profound documentary meditation on suffering and grace, finding transcendence and human dignity within a leper colony through the lens of faith and gratitude.
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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