The House Is Black (1962)

1962 Iran
Directed by
Forough Farokhzad
Produced by
Ebrahim Golestan
Running time
22 minutes

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Marina Ashioti
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Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
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Tadhg O'Sullivan
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Athina Rachel Tsangari
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