Hichem Rostom
Introduction '''Hichem Rostom''' (26 May 1947 – 28 June 2022) was a Tunisian actor. He appeared in more than 70 films and television shows since 1987.He starred in ''Golden Horseshoes'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. He also directed the Carthage Theatre Festival for two sessions.
Early life Hichem Rostom was born in La Marsa, Tunisia, to a family of Circassian descent. In his youth, he studied at Sadiki College, Tunis, where he earned his Baccalaureate degree. He later moved to France to further his studies where he lived for years and graduated from Sorbonne University’s Institute of Theatre Studies and the Institute of Advanced Cinematographic Studies. He also worked as an animator at Radio France and then at the National Popular Theater before be returned to Tunisia in 1988 to pursue a professional career as an actor after being offered a role in the Tunisian drama film ''Golden Horseshoes'' (, ) in 1989, which he accepted.Rostom showed a keen interest in acting at a young age because of his maternal grandfather, who used to take him to the Theater frequently. His acting talent was discovered by the Tunisian actor Ali Ben Ayed.
Career In 2017, Hichem Rostom helped in organizing the Rouhaniyet Festival in Nefta, Tunisia, which is an event where spiritual and Sufi songs were performed.
Death Rostom died on June 28, 2022, at the age of 75.
Filmography  Year Title Role Notes1989 ''Majnoun Layla''  Le mari de Layla 1989 ''Golden Horseshoes''  Youssef 1991 ''Isabelle Eberhardt''  Corporal 1991 ''L'amico arabo''  1992 ''Obiettivo indiscreto''  Manuel Le Roux 1993 ''Le Nombril du Monde''  Costa 1994 ''The Silences of the Palace''  Si Bechir / prince 1994 ''Les hirondelles ne meurent pas à Jerusalem''  Ilane 1996 ''The English Patient''  Fouad 1996 ''Essaïda''  Amine 1998 ''Paparazzi''  El Kabouli 1999 ''Les Siestes Grenadine''  Wahid Haydar 2001 ''In Desert and Wilderness''  Mahdi 2002 ''Le Chant de la Noria''  2002 ''The Magic Box''  Mansour 2003 ''Le soleil assassiné''  Bramsi 2003 ''Colosseum: Rome's Arena of Death''  Lanista  TV film2004 ''Nadia et Sarra''  Hedi 2006 ''Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest''   Voice2007 ''La Télé Arrive''  The Egyptian 2007 ''Whatever Lola Wants''  Nasser 2008 ''Le Chant des mariées''  père de Raoul / Raoul's father 2011 ''Day of the Falcon''  Nesibi Colonel 2011 ''La 5ème Corde''  Amir 2014 ''Toefl Al-Shams''  Kateb 2015 ''Dicta Shot''  2015 ''Conflict''  Mokhtar 2016 ''The Flower of Aleppo''  Hichem Mourad's Father  2016 ''WOH!'' Hmed 2017 ''Hams Al-Maâ''  2018 ''Areias sussurrantes''
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