Is The House Is Black sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The House Is Black end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The House Is Black violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The House Is Black scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The House Is Black easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The House Is Black

Name: The House Is Black
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1963
Duration: 21 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Forugh Farrokhzad, Ebrahim Golestan, Hossein Mansouri

Directed by Forugh Farrokhzad

Produced by Studio Golestan

196321 min7.4 / 10

A profound documentary meditation on suffering and grace, finding transcendence and human dignity within a leper colony through the lens of faith and gratitude.

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.

Clusters

Faith and Doubt Stories Coping With Grief Reflective Life Stories Disease Outbreak Movies Strong Female Characters

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Leprosy Woman Director Short Film

Questions people ask

Is The House Is Black sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does The House Is Black end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is The House Is Black violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The House Is Black scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The House Is Black easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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