Varuzh Karim-Masihi ( واروژ کریم مسیحی ) was born in 1952 in Arak and is an Iranian-Armenian film director, film editor and screenplay writer. He directed his first short film, Cuckoo (1975), for the Centre for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults. Varuzh Karim-Masihi's feature-film debut The Last Act (1991) received sixteen nominations and nine prizes, including those for best director and best film, at the International Fajr Festival in Tehran.Varouzh Karim Masihi has been
... a Director in some movies:
Doubt is about that Siavash Rouzbehan has recently lost his father and now his uncle is taking care of his family. Siavash loves his cousin, Mahtab whose father, Anwari, used to be his father's steward, and is now very close to his uncle. Siavash's curiosity leads him to realize that his father wasn't killed in an accident, but he was murdered. After discovering this fact, Siavash goes to visit his old friend, Karo and begins his investigation with his help. Soon new details about his father's death is revealed to him. His father who was in love with his driver's wife, causes the driver's death by faking an accident. Then he buys an apartment for the woman and marries her. While Siavash is busy with his research, his uncle is arranging a marriage with Siavash's mother, Talat. Siavash gets very disturbed, but with the help of Karo, he tries to maintain his calm and find the truth about his father's destiny. From then on, Siavash pretends that he has lost his mental balance. So while his uncle and Anwari are neglecting him, he continues his research until he discovers the secrets to the life of his family. In this film Varouzh Karim Masihi collaborates with Bahram Radan, Bita Farahi, Davood Rashidi, Mahtab Keramati, Taraneh Alidoosti, Jamshid Hashempour, Hamed Komeili, Mehrdad Falahatgar, Sadreddin Hejazi, Kaveh Kavian, Roza Arayesh, Yahya Tavassoli, Saeed Saadi, Anoushirvan Arjmand, Farrokh Nemati, Mahmoud Pakniat, Bahram Badakhshani, Mohammad Mehdi Dadgo, Mohammad Motee, Mohammad Reza Ghomi, Mashallah Shahmoradizadeh, Malek Jahan Khazaee, Toofan Mehrdadian, Nader Rezaei, Mitra Mahaseni, Karim Ghorbani, Alireza Shoja Noori.
Varouzh Karim Masihi has been a Editor in some movies:
Kobra's Decision is about that Sirus Hasan Poor's beautifully shot family drama tells the story of a young girl, Kobra, who is forced to leave her mother and her favourite horse in order to help with her mother’s money problems. Reluctantly sent away so that she can be taught to weave by an old lady in a distant village, Kobra soon starts to enjoy the company of her lovely teacher. But when she’s accused of ruining the carpets she weaves, she’s sent back home to her mother. Waiting to return, she dreams of being reunited with her horse. But her attachment to her teacher has become strong … and Kobra is left with a difficult decision to make. In this film Varouzh Karim Masihi collaborates with Payam Yazdani, Sirus Hasan Poor, Saeed Ansari, Mohammad Mokhtari, Parviz Malek Zadeh, Asghar Nejad-Imani, Masoud Choobin, Hurie Mirmohammadi, Fatemeh Babaei, Mohadeseh Heidari, Yaddollah Hedayati.
Mom Lala and Her Children is about that Naneh Lala is an elderly woman living in a house scheduled for demolition to make way for a new avenue. With all her children moved away and no phone in the house to contact them, she is in a seemingly impossible situation with no hope. When her son calls a neighbor's phone inside a locked house, it is up to a local troupe of plucky children to get Naneh Lala there before it is too late. An energetic and charming family film. In this film Varouzh Karim Masihi collaborates with Kambozia Partovi, Vahid Nikkhah Azad, Maryam Shirazi, Bahman Zonoozi.
The Broke is about that Unintentionally trapped in a dead-end, after contemplating the social dilemmas, considering a personal way to serve the justice, three youngsters decide to steal from the rich and help the poor. Pleased by the successful heists and human aids, they keep on going without thinking of the consequences. But they gradually begin to see. In this film Varouzh Karim Masihi collaborates with Hanieh Tavassoli, Pejman Bazeghi, Kianoosh Gerami, Maryam Boubani, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Mohammad Reza Arab, Sattar Oraki, Saed Nikzat, Alireza Talebzadeh, Behrang Alavi, Hossein Moslemi, Reza Narimizadeh, Taher Pishvaei, Heshmatollah Aramideh, Iraj Sarbaz, Sahab Zaribaf, Hashem Rohani, Hossein Afshar, Mohsen Ahangarani, Raheleh Nemat Abadi.
The Last Queen of Earth is about that Alibakhsh is a young Afghan man working in Iran. Concerned that he hasn't heard from his family or his wife Shahgol in a while, and with the threat of an American attack looming over the region, Alibakhsh decides to make the long trek home. The journey though is fraught with ups and downs, and as Alibakhsh tries to discover the fate of his family, he finds he may just discover something about himself as well. In this film Varouzh Karim Masihi collaborates with Ghorban Najafi, Ala Mohseni, Asghar Hemmat, Mohammad Reza Arab, Alireza Sajjadpour, Ali Azadnia, Saeed Malekan, Saed Nikzat, Alireza Kohan Deiri, Mohammad Torabi -, Goli Akbari, Hossein Bashash, Mostafa Ale Ahmad, Masood Ashtari.
Days of Life is about that When the resolution is accepted for ceasefire between Iran and Iraq, the inhabitants of a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital are confronted by a sudden attack by the Iraqi army. A physician couple frantically try to save the lives of the many injured people sprawled around the increasingly bloody hospital. An intense drama from director Parviz Sheikh Tadi. In this film Varouzh Karim Masihi collaborates with Hengameh Ghaziani, Hamid Farrokhnejad, Karim Akbari Mobarakeh, Parviz Sheikh Tadi, Saeed Saadi, Mohammad Reza Aligholi, Amir Karimi, Koorosh Soleimani, Reza Tehrani, Hossein Mehri, Ali Nasiri Nia, Abbas Salehi, Mehdi Saadi.
Five Stars is about that A shy, reserved young woman, Maryam, takes a position as a cleaner at an upscale hotel in order to provide financial aid to her mother. As she begins her employment in this new environment, she soon comes to realize that every aspect of her work is rife with politics and hidden agendas. The other cleaners are desperate to keep their own jobs and the management is unforgiving of even the smallest errors. With no other option, Maryam must learn to adapt to this environment, but will her naivety lead her into trouble? In this film Varouzh Karim Masihi collaborates with Behnoosh Bakhtiari, Homayoun Ershadi, Sahar Ghoreishi, Shahab Hosseini, Omid Roohani, Behnaz Jafari, Mahmoud Jafari, Shirin Bina, Farshad Mohammadi, Sattar Oraki, Mahshid Afshar Zadeh, Leila Bolookat, Amir Samavati, Diba Zahedi, Mansour Shahbazi, Parmis Zand, Ali Akbar Ghazinezam, Amir Hossein Haddad.
Other films are:
The Last Fifty Steps, Purple Clouds, The Adult Game, The Last Act, The Fish Fall in Love, Punishment Committe, Once Upon a Time in Tehran, A Girl Named Tondar, A Trip, Cylinder, The Tale Of Two Sisters, Saray, Love Plus 2, The Lost Love, Five to Five, Rondez Vous in the Park, Without Permission
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