The House Is Black

(1963)

★ 7.4 IMDb · 155 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 1963

Runtime: 20 мин

Country: Iran

Director: Forugh Farrokhzad

Cast: Forugh Farrokhzad, Ebrahim Golestan, Hossein Mansouri

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.

In her first and only film, the influential Iranian film director and controversial modernist poet, Forugh Farrokhzad, depicts a series of events during the everyday lives of the inhabitants of the Bababaghi Hospice leper colony. Without shying away from documenting the various stages of leprosy, Forugh Farrokhzad captures the raw essence of what living with leprosy is like, using powerful images, rapid-fire editing, and an unforgettable, tragically poetic narration.