Khaneh siah ast

Name: Khaneh siah ast
Genre: Documentary, Short
Duration: 20 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Forugh Farrokhzad, Ebrahim Golestan, Hossein Mansouri

IMDb ID: tt0336693 · Rating: 7.8 (5,969 votes)

Genres: Documentary · Short

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.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesCanada: The House Is Black (English)
United Kingdom: The House Is Black
United States: The House Is Black
World-wide: The House Is Black (English)
Brazil: A Casa é Negra
Portugal: A Casa é Negra
Germany: Das Haus ist schwarz
West Germany: Das Haus ist schwarz
Brazil: A Casa é Escura
Poland: Dom jest czarny
Turkey: Ev Karadır (Turkish)
Italy: La casa è nera
Spain: La casa es negra
France: La maison est noire
World-wide: The House is Black
Soviet Union: Дом - черный (Russian)
Japan: あの家は黒い (Japanese)
Taiwan: 房屋是黑的
The House is BlackRuntime20 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews19Critic Reviews33Countries / RegionsIranLanguagesPersianKeywordsleper colony
iran
leprosy
hansen's disease
f ratedFilming LocationsBababaghi Hospice, Tabriz, IranProduction CompaniesStudio GolestanIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0336693/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0336693.jpgUpdated At2025-06-30T22:49:08

Stars

Forugh Farrokhzad
Ebrahim Golestan
Hossein Mansouri

Directors

Forugh Farrokhzad

Writers

Forugh Farrokhzad

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Forugh Farrokhzad | Character: Narrator
Actor: Ebrahim Golestan | Character: Narrator
Actor: Hossein Mansouri | Character: Self

[Directors Group]
Name: Forugh Farrokhzad | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Forugh Farrokhzad | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Ebrahim Golestan | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Soleiman Minasian | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Forugh Farrokhzad | Role: Editor

[Sound Department]
Name: Mahmood Hangval | Role: Sound Department
Name: Samad Poorkamali | Role: Sound Department

[Production Department]
Name: Amir Karari | Role: Production Department
Name: Herand Minasian | Role: Production Department

Trailers

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Release Schedule

Iran: 1963
West Germany: April 26, 1968 (TV premiere)
West Germany: January 26, 1969 (rerun)
Switzerland: August 1995 (Locarno Film Festival)
Japan: October 1999 (Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival)
United Kingdom: February 24, 2008 (Women's Cinema from Tangiers to Tehran)
Italy: August 29, 2019 (Venice Film Festival)
Japan: October 11, 2019 (Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival)
France: October 15, 2019 (4K restoration, Grand Lyon Film Festival)
South Korea: April 29, 2021 (Jeonju International Film Festival)
Germany: September 15, 2021 (Sinema Transtopia, digitally restored version)
Taiwan: October 13, 2023 (Women Make Waves International Film Festival)
Germany: April 17, 2024 (Dresden Film Festival)
Portugal: January 25, 2025 (Porto, Batalha Centro de Cinema)
Taiwan: June 27, 2026 (4K restoration, Taipei Film Festival)

Awards

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Box Office

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