Homa Rousta

Acting

Homa Rousta

Born — Died

1946-09-26 — 2015-09-26

Place of birth

Tehran, Iran

Known for

Acting

Credits

11 titles

Homa Rousta (Persian: هما روستا‎‎; 26 September 1946 – 26 September 2015) was an Iranian film and stage actress. She was the widow of stage director Hamid Samandarian. She graduated with a degree in theatre from the School of Dramatic Arts in Bucharest. She started her career in 1971. Her most famous performance was in From Karkheh to Rhine (1992), for which she was nominated for the best actress Simorgh at the Fajr Film Festival. She died of cancer on 26 September 2015 in a hospital in Los Angeles, California, United States. Her body was transferred to Iran and was buried at Behesht Zahra alongside her husband's grave. (Wikipedia)

Known for

Dawn poster
NR

After years of living in the mountains with his wife and daughter, Ali Khan returns to his birthplace to uncover the motive behind the murder of his brother, who was killed by the Khan's operatives. Ojan, his nephew who works as the Khan's miller, stands against Ali Khan, sparking a clash between Ali and the Khan's men.

Dawn

1990

Malek khatoon poster
NR

After her husband’s death, Malek Khatoon returns to her ancestral village to rebuild her father’s destroyed dye workshop. Defying a powerful factory owner and a fearful community, her resistance sparks a quiet uprising.

Malek khatoon

1990

From Karkhe to Rhein poster
6.5

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.

From Karkhe to Rhein

1993

The Red Soil poster
2.0

A political prisoner in Shaah regime who lost his little girl in Tehran City before his conviction, be released and return to his own city (Khorramshahr) after 15 years. In this time his girl knows about her origin and try to find her father, but Iran-Iraq war begins and Iraq army brunt to Khorramshahr City.

The Red Soil

2002

The Bad Friend poster
2.0

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.

The Bad Friend

2007

The Glass Wall poster
7.0

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The Glass Wall

1971

Film credits

1990s · 4 titles

1980s · 2 titles

Series credits