The House Is Black
1963 21m movie Film

The House Is Black

خانه سیاه است

Synopsis

خانه سیاه است

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.

Audience Engagement

114
Reviews
95th
Review-volume percentile
91st
Popularity percentile

114 audience reviews — more than 95% of Other Asia films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 91th percentile among Other Asia films.

Position in Catalog

The 11th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).

Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).

Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
114
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #94 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.8 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.

Among Other Asia Documentary productions specifically: #10 of 27 (top 37%).

Production Details

Primary CountryOther Asia
All Production CountriesIran
Original LanguagePersian
Production CompaniesStudio Golestan
Runtime21m
Release DateJanuary 1, 1963
IMDbtt0336693
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