Short film

The House Is Black

1963 · 21 min

A solemn, poetic gaze at suffering and resilience that asks you to sit with discomfort and find beauty in it.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Faith, isolation, healing, death
Content: Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
isolation
healing
death
identity
Places: hospital
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none