Hajji Washington

(1983)

★ 5.6 IMDb · 9 votes

Genres: History, Comedy, Drama

Year: 1983

Runtime: 100 мин

Country: Iran

Director: علی حاتمی

Cast: عزت‌الله انتظامی, Richard Harrison, Ransel Cass, Марио Донатоне, Ludovico Dello Iojo, Mario Diano, Mehri Vadadian, Esmail Mohammadi

Plot

Hajji Hossein-Gholi Noori (Haji Baba) goes to Washington D.C. as the first Iranian (Persian) ambassador to the United States of America. After he opens the embassy, he is unable to invite statesmen to visit him. Haji fires the embassy staff due to the inability of the Persian government to meet the embassy's needs. One night he is visited by President Grover Cleveland.