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Behrouz: A Legend on Screen


2017 Behrouz Vossoughi - Legend on Screen
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In the history of Iranian cinema, one name stands out as the most popular, the most celebrated and by far the most sought­after actor of his day: Behrouz Vossoughi.

Behrouz Vossoughi, legendary Iranian actor, leaves his country just before the revolution in 1978, and he could never return to his homeland. This is the story of his journey, living in exile.

Vossoughi is an actor whose popularity cuts across class, cultural and social boundaries of his society. With over 90 films in his past, he has set the standard for acting for generations of Iranian actors to come.

"Behrouz: A Legend on Screen" is a documentary about one of Iran’s greatest actors who has been living in exile for more than 30 years.



This documentary will be the first portrayal of the life of a great actor, a story that many in his homeland are impatiently waiting to experience.

It will be the first time that a camera has been allowed into the private life of an artist whose life is intricately tied to that of his nation's history and culture. "Behrouz: A Legend on Screen" documents the creation and unraveling of a myth in our contemporary life.

In the history of Iranian cinema, one name stands out as the most popular, the most celebrated and by far the most sought­after actor of his day: Behrouz Vossoughi.



Vossoughi is an actor whose popularity cuts across class, cultural and social boundaries of his society. With over 90 films in his past, he has set the standard for acting for generations of Iranian actors to come.

He was the superstar of Iranian cinema and the first choice of actors for the directors of his day until the 1979 Islamic Revolution. After the great upheaval, he, alongside many in his profession, was forced into exile and eventually found his way to the United States. It was not easy finding himself in a new land surrounded by an unfamiliar language and Vossoughi was not willing to compromise his talent and pride to accept roles that he saw as demeaning or stereotypical. Vossoughi, unlike many of his colleagues, chose silence as a way to safeguard his pride and legacy.

The absence of a great actor such as Vossoughi in today's Iranian cinema has many political, historical and social reasons­ all of which signal a huge blow to Iranian culture and cultural production.



He continues to be a major figure in Iranian cinema, although he has not played in any films of his native land for the past thirty years.


More information about "Behrouz: A Legend on Screen":

Cast: Arash (as Arash Labaf), Monica Bellucci, Abdollah Eskandari, Hamed Behdad, Golshifteh Farahani, Soheil Mikaeilian, Fatemah Motamed-Arya, Naser Malek Motiee, Parviz Parastui, Bahram Radan, Ali Shahrokhi, Behrouz Vossoughi

Produced by: Mevlut Akkaya, Leyla Ghasemlou, Sepehr Mikaeilian
Music by: Esfandiar Monfaredzadeh
Cinematography by: Koohyar Kalari    
Editing by: Reza Shirvani    
Production Management: Zahra Faraji
Sound Department: Bahman Ardalan, Mohsen Ghaffari, Sepehr Mikaeilian
Camera and Electrical Department: Sahaab Zaribaf
Music Department: Mohsen Namjoo (songwriter)