Manoochehr Vossoogh
Acting
Biography
Manoochehr Vossoogh, whose real name is Abbas Rezaei Vossogh, was an established cinema actor during Iran's Pahlavi era. He began his acting career in high school, before being scouted to work live theater for Iranian national television. He became a fixed actor for Pars Film Studio. A few months before the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Manoochehr went to London for a play but came back to his work and job as an actor being banned. He secretly moved back to London through the Pakistani border where he did numerous satire peices on the Islamic Republic. He was married to Lida Daneshvar. On March 8th, 2022, he died while fighting cancer in London.
Born: January 1, 1943
Place of Birth: Tehran, Iran
Known For
Unclean
Habibollah Khan and his daughter Maliheh complain to Amir about his nephew Hashem. Hashem, a close friend of Amir and delaying his marriage to Maliheh, is involved in a devious plot. Amir, engaged to marry Azar and a driver for a mining company, carries the miners’ wages to the mine at the end of each month.
The Notorious
Morteza, who avoids marrying his cousin, falls in love with Badri, who introduces herself as a nurse. This is while Morteza's sister's chastity is pregnant by her cousin and is planning to commit suicide. Uncle considers Morteza's marriage with his daughter to be the only condition for the marriage of Effat and his son. This is while Morteza does not know the truth about Badri.
Mosafer
Maryam, her friend Parvaneh who is a nurse and her cousin Morteza go on a leisure trip to the north of the country. In the hotel where they are staying, Parvaneh meets a rich young man named Bahman who has come to the north with his uncle and his cousin Sharareh.
Lollipop
Morteza, a truck driver, is a family-oriented man but has a quick temper. His behavior has upset his daughter and son. When Morteza ends up in prison for involuntary manslaughter due to an accident, his daughter, realizing that her fiancé, who is also her cousin, does not earn enough to support their lives, starts working as a secretary for a wealthy man ...
The Master Sergeant
Hojjat kills a depraved man and his own wife, then heads south. With the help of a man named Rahman, he plans to cross the water border by boat at night, but the authorities pursue him. Hojjat escapes into the darkness of the night. Rahman kills the boatman—who is being taken to the station for interrogation by a sergeant—as well as the sergeant himself. Sergeant Mokhtar, the successor of the murdered sergeant and Hojjat’s uncle, persuades Hojjat not to cross the border. Hojjat then arranges to marry Maryam, the sergeant’s daughter...
The Retribution
"Morteza" proposes to "Tala," unaware that the girl is also loved by his brother, "Mojtaba." An incident leads to Mojtaba being imprisoned, and Morteza marries "Tala." Meanwhile, a scheming man named "Saber," who is their enemy, along with his brother "Akbar Jooshi," tries to take advantage of the situation and pit them against each other...
Lie 12
The Lie 12 is a story of love.
Filmfarsi
A found-footage essay, Filmfarsi salvages low budget thrillers and melodramas suppressed following the 1979 Islamic revolution.
The Ignorants and Gigolos
Two groups of ignorant people and gigolos are constantly fighting each other in the neighborhood. But in the end, after many conflicts, one of the ignorants marries the sister of one of the gigolos, and one of the gigolos marries the sister of one of the ignorant, and thus the neighborhood regains its peace.
The Brother
The entire city eagerly awaits Kaku’s return, anticipating his response to a collective injustice they have endured. When Kaku finally comes back, his brother is particularly eager to see him. However, in practice, Kaku appears unexpectedly tame and calm. He yearns for a peaceful life after his release from prison. As subsequent events unfold, Kaku’s capacity for serenity is tested, particularly in the incident involving his brother’s beloved girl and the final confrontation with a neighborhood bully.
Filmography
as (archive footage)
as Mojtaba
as Feri Dast Ghashang
as Akbar
as Tufan
as Murat Akel
as Amir
as Mohsen
as Amir
as Iraj
as Masoud
as Nader Saboor
as Bahman
as Ali Vafadoost
as Parviz
as Farhad
as Saleh Rafsanjani
as Moslem
as Farhad
as Shahriar Shahriari
as Taher
as Shahbal
as Rahbar
as Hojjat
as Morteza
as Nasrollah
as Mehrdad
as Iraj
as Ahmad
as Ramin
as Mehrdad
as Ahmad Artist
as Manoochehr
as Nezamadollah's Worker
as Hamid
as Hamid
as Eskandar Khan
as Fereydoon