Rousta, Homa (born September 26, 1946, Tehran - died September 26, 2015, Los Angeles) Homa Rousta received an MA from the Bucharest National University of Drama in Romania. In 1970, she returned to Iran and began studying chemistry, but left her studies unfinished. She made her film debut with ‘The Glass Wall’ in 1971. In 1987, she appeared in ‘Little Bird of Happiness’, which saw her nominated for a Certificate of Merit for Best Actress in a Leading Role from the 6th Fajr International Film Fes
...tival. Two years later, she appeared in Hamid Samandarian’s ‘All the Temptations of the Earth’ (1989) and was nominated for a Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress in a Leading Role from the 8th Fajr International Film Festival. In 1990, she won the Best Actress award of the Art and Culture Festival of Village Life for her appearance in ‘Malak Khatoon’. She was also nominated for a Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress in a Leading Role from the 11th Fajr International Film Festival for her role in ‘From Karkheh to Rheine’ (1992). In 1996, she won the Sima Festival Award for Best Actress by appearing in the teleplay ‘The Magician’. She was also nominated for an Iran Cinema Celebration Best Actress Award in a Leading Role for her acting in ‘The Legion’ (1998). Rousta acted in several movies, including ‘Report of a Murder’ (1965), ‘The Passengers’ (1991), ‘Two Travel Companions’ (1991), and ‘Old Friends’ (2007). She also appeared in series, such as ‘The Trial’ (1998-1999), ‘Scarlet Soil’ (2001), and ‘A Mother's Song’ (2008). The veteran actress, after some years of struggling with cancer, eventually passed away on her 69th birthday. Rousta, who was the widow of stage director Hamid Samandarian, held a play reading session to raise funds for artists afflicted with cancer at Tehran’s National Library of Iran.Homa Rusta has been a Actor in some movies:
From Karkhe To Rhein is about that Young veteran Saeed, who is suffering from visual problems due to injuries sustained during the Iran-Iraq War, is sent to Germany for treatment and recuperation. Once there, he is reunited with his sister Leyla, who is now married to a German citizen. The siblings struggle to reconnect in a foreign land, while Saeed prepares himself for surgery that could change his life. A tragic exploration of the horrific repercussions of war. In this film Homa Rusta collaborates with Mahmoud Kalari, Ebrahim Hatamikia, Ali Dehkordi, Asghar Naghizadeh, Parviz Sheikh Tadi, Peyman Jafari, Yadollah Najafi, Hossein Zandbaf, Mohammad Hossein Darolshafaie, Majid Entezami, Mahmoud Samakbashi, Masoud Valadbeigi, Sadegh Safaie.
Travellers is about that A house is being prepared for a wedding and that's when people hear the news that some of the Bride's relatives passed away in an accident. After that, a funeral takes place in the house and everyone forgets about the future of the young couple and their wedding. In this film Homa Rusta collaborates with Atila Pesyani, Fatemeh Motamed Aria, Jahangir Forouhar, Jamileh Sheikhi, Gholamreza Tabatabai, Jamshid Layegh, Farrokh Lagha Hooshmand, Majid Mozaffari, Mozhdeh Shamsai, Atash Taghipour, Hooshang Ghovanloo, Jamshid Esmailkhani, Fariborz Arabnia, Enayat Bakhshi, Mahtab Nasirpour, Bagher Sahraroodi, Shahin Alizadeh, Hamid Amjad, Mahbubeh Bayat, Parisa Beizai, Ali Asghar Garmsiri, Hormoz Hedayat, Farzaneh Neshat-khah, Esmaeel Poor Reza, Mohammad Poursattar, Fahimeh Rahimnia, Bahram Beyzai, Iraj Raminfar, Khosro Khosravi, Majid Rudiani, Abbas Sheikhzadeh, Reza Rakhshan, Yadollah Najafi, Mehrdad Fakhimi, Babak Bayat, Nikoo Kheradmand, Mahmoud Samakbashi, Mohammad Reza Sharifi, Rahman Moghaddam, Farajollah Golsefidi, Farhang Moayyeri, Masood Takavar, Zhaleh Shoari, Hamidreza Hedayati, Khosrow Amir Sadeghi, Sahereh Matin, Mohammad Ghomi, Fatemeh Taghavi, Nader Bayat, Ebrahim Hanibal.
Sunray is about that Three centuries ago, a normal day is sent into chaos when a mysterious black horse, dragging the dead body of an old man, interrupts a bunch of nomad children playing around a firepit. The terrifying discovery sends reverberations around the area, triggering a fierceful tide of s... In this film Homa Rusta collaborates with Jahangir Forouhar, Shahla Riahi, Dariush Arjmand, Iraj Raminfar, Mohammad Saleh Ala, Bahman Ardalan, Fariborz Lachini, Mohammadhossein Farahbakhsh, Abdollah Alikhani, Majid Javanmard, Mehdi Rajaian, Ahmad Hashemi, Changiz Vosooghi, Yadollah Shahidi, Reza Ashtiani, Dariush Babaeian, Parviz Shokri, Nosratollah Kani, Hamid Ghadakchian, Gita Shokri, Anahita Ghazi Bayat, Mohammad Salimi.
The Bad Friend is about that Habib returns to Iran after many years and goes after his fellow Aziz but finds him in an asylum not talking and not remembering anything about his past. By the request of the doctors Habib begins to tell Aziz about their past life and the story of their friendship when both were bank's employees. They grew up together and began working in the bank's security carrying bags of money, until one day when some thieves rub the money from them and run away. In this film Homa Rusta collaborates with Iraj Tahmasb, Rima Raminfar, Hamid Jebeli, Jaleh Sameti, Majid Modaresi, Hamid Modarresi, Elnaz Habibi, Touraj Aslani, Kaveh Imani, Mehrdad Mirkiani, Alireza Kohan Deiri, Abbas Ahmadi Motlagh, Hossein Abolsedgh, Meshkin Mehregan, Mojdeh Hamrang, Abtin Barghi, Mohammad Bahrani, Kamran Maleki, Reza Keshavarz, Mahsa Gol Anbari.
The Cherry Orchard is about that The Iranian re-imagining of the classic Russian play, written by Anton Chekhov. The play centers around an aristocratic woman and her family as they return to their old home just before it gets auctioned. The cherry orchard around the house symbolizes the past and also the family. As they lose the estate, the time comes to cut out the cherry orchard for now and forever. The play represents the bourgeoisie and how society becomes fully materialistic in the early 20th century. In this film Homa Rusta collaborates with Vishka Asayesh, Leili Rashidi, Hassan Majooni, Mehdi Kooshki, Reza Behboodi, Kazem Sayyahi, Behafarid Ghafarian, Homa Shakiba, Ashkan Jenabi, Pooria Pooramini, Nima Aghiani, Sara Bigdeli Shamlou.
All the Temptations of the Earth is about that An old woman named Mahbanoo, when leaving her home village, remembers that years ago, Dr. Sanjar came to the village after graduation to build a clinic. The doctor is interested in Mahbanoo, who has lost her husband. Moon Lady does not look good on him. On the other hand, close to the Sultan ... In this film Homa Rusta collaborates with Reza Kianian, Safa Aghajani, Ali Asghar Garmsiri, Ahmad Aghalou, Mohsen Shah Ebrahimi, Hossein Razi, Abdollah Eskandari, Bahram Dehghan, Babak Bayat, Masoud Behnam, Mohammad Reza Sharifi, Jamal Ejlali, Mahin Navidi, Shahrokh Sakhai, Hamid Samandaryan, Shohreh Dolatkhah, Majid Sarafi, Bahador Ebrahimi, Fariba Sajjad Hosseini.
A Murder Report is about that In this revenge film set in the middle of the Islamic revolution of Iran in 1979, Captain Kalali is jailed because of being a Communist is getting release from the prison. In this film Homa Rusta collaborates with Ghotbeddin Sadeghi, Ali Asghar Garmsiri, Mahnaz Afzali, Alireza Raisian, Abdollah Eskandari, Eshagh Khanzadi, Mohammad Aladpoush, Farhad Fakhreddini, Samad Tavazoi, Akbar Zanjanpoor, Mohammad Ali Najafi, Mahin Navidi, Saeed Jalali, Naser Hashemi, Naser Etezazi, Hassan Hedayat, Majid Shahbaz, Hasan Yazdani, Seyyed Hasan Bani Taba, Ebrahim Haghighi, Fazel.
Other films are:
Little Bird of Happiness, Two Fellow Travelers, Legion, Malek Khatoun, Homeland, Today's Woman, Children of Water and Earth, Glassy Wall
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