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Hajji Washington

Hajji Washington

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 1, 1983

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

History, Comedy, Drama

User Score

54%

Original Title

حاجی واشنگتن

Production Companies

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Channel

Director

Ali Hatami

Description

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.