Hajji Washington

History, Comedy, Drama

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Ali Hatami

Status Released

Release Date 1983-02-01

Storyline

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.