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Hajji Washington
Hajji Washington
Directed by	Ali Hatami
Written by	Ali Hatami
Produced by	Ali Hatami
Starring	Ezzatolah Entezami; Richard Harrison; Mario Diano; Mehri Vadadian; Esmail Mohammadi
Cinematography	Mehrdad Fakhimi
Edited by	Musa Afshar
Music by	Mohammad Reza-Lotfi
Release date	1998;
Running time	98 min.
Country	Iran
Language	Persian

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Hajji Washington (Persian: حاجی واشنگتن) is an Iranian comedy/drama film directed by Ali Hatami. The film is a fictionalized account of Iran's first ambassador to the United States, Hajji Washington. Filmed in Italy (filling in for Washington, D.C.) and Ghazali Cinematic Mini-City in 1982, Hajji Washington was not publicly screened in Iran until 1998.^[1]^{[failed verification]} The film's music is by the late Persian classical musician Mohammad Reza Lotfi.^[2]

Plot

Hajji Washington is a fictionalized account of the first Iranian ambassador in the United States, Hajji Hossein-Gholi Noori, a loyal Qajar statesman who goes to Washington to found the embassy. After meeting with President Grover Cleveland, Hajji proudly rents a mansion and hires several servants and staff; however there are no Iranians in Washington and the embassy does not have any visitors.^[3]^{[failed verification]} Haunted by nostalgia for home and his beloved daughter, Hajji becomes plagued by nightmares. In his reports to the king, he writes exaggerated narrations of his activities using grandiose ornamented language. Funds dwindle and the embassy begins to disintegrate; the staff leaves and Hajji's dialogue with the king slowly declines into a personal monologue. One night President Cleveland shows up in the embassy. An excited Hajji entertains his guest single-handedly while dreaming of writing another grandiose letter to the King of Persia only to learn that his guest is no longer president of United States, but a simple farmer who wants to learn how to grow pistachios. Not long after, a Native American enters the embassy to seek asylum and a friendship grows despite their inability to communicate. Hajji refuses to hand over the refugee and is removed from his post. Hajji, now in the state of madness and absolute silence, boards the boat to return home.^[4]^[5]

References

External links

Hajji Washington at IranActor.com
Hajji Washington at IMDb

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-| starring = [[Ezatolah Entezami]],<br />[[Richard Harrison (actor)|Richard Harrison]],<br />Mario Diano,<br />Mehri Vadadian,<br />Esmail Mohammadi
-| music = [[Mohammad Reza Lotfi]]
 | cinematography = Mehrdad Fakhimi
-| editing = Musa Afshar
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-| released = Completed 1982, released 1998
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-'''''Hajji Washington''''' ({{lang-fa|''حاجی واشنگتن''}}) is an [[Cinema of Iran|Iranian comedy/drama film]] directed by [[Ali Hatami]]. The film is a fictionalized account of Iran's first ambassador to the United States, [[Haji Washington]].
+'''''Hajji Washington''''' ({{langx|fa|حاجی واشنگتن|italic=yes}}) is an [[Cinema of Iran|Iranian comedy/drama film]] directed by [[Ali Hatami]]. The film is a fictionalized account of Iran's first ambassador to the United States, Hajji Washington.
+Filmed in [[Italy]] (filling in for [[Washington, D.C.]]) and Ghazali Cinematic Mini-City in 1982, ''Hajji Washington'' was not publicly screened in Iran until 1998.<ref>[https://mubi.com/films/hajji-washington In Mubi]</ref>{{Failed verification|date=November 2016}} The film's music is by the late Persian classical musician [[Mohammad Reza Lotfi]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084044/ In IMDB]</ref>
-Filmed in [[Italy]] (filling in for [[Washington, D.C.]]) and Ghazali Cinematic Mini-City in 1982, ''Haji Washington'' was not publicly screened in Iran until 1998. The film's music is by the late Persian classical musician [[Mohammad Reza Lotfi]].<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084044/</ref>
 == Plot ==
-A fictionalized account of the first Iranian ambassador in the United States, [[Haji Washington|Hajji Hossein-Gholi Noori]], a loyal [[Qajar]] statesman who goes to Washington to found the embassy. After meeting with President [[Grover Cleveland]], Haji proudly rents a mansion and hires several servants and staff, however there are no Iranians in Washington and the embassy does not have any visitors. Haunted by nostalgia for home and his beloved daughter, Haji becomes plagued by nightmares. In his reports to the King, he writes exaggerated narrations of his activities using grandiose ornamented language. Funds dwindle and the embassy begins to disintegrate; the staff leaves and Haji’s dialogue with the King slowly declines into a personal monologue. One night president Cleveland shows up in the embassy. An excited Haji entertains his guest single-handedly while dreaming of writing another grandiose letter to the King of Persia only to learn that his guest is no longer president of United States, but a simple farmer who wants to learn how to grow pistachios. Not long after, a Native American enters the embassy to seek asylum and a friendship grows despite their inability to communicate. Haji refuses to handover the refugee and is removed from his post. Haji, now in the state of madness and absolute silence, boards the boat to return home.<ref>http://www.firouzanfilms.com/TheFirouzanFifty/Movies/HajiWashington/index.html</ref><ref>https://archive.org/details/HajjiWashington1982</ref>
+''Hajji Washington'' is a fictionalized account of the first Iranian ambassador in the United States, [[Hajji Hossein-Gholi Noori]], a loyal [[Qajar]] statesman who goes to Washington to found the embassy. After meeting with President [[Grover Cleveland]], Hajji proudly rents a mansion and hires several servants and staff; however there are no Iranians in Washington and the embassy does not have any visitors.<ref>[https://www.flixster.com/movie/hajji-washington/ In Flixster]</ref>{{Failed verification|date=November 2016}} Haunted by nostalgia for home and his beloved daughter, Hajji becomes plagued by nightmares. In his reports to the king, he writes exaggerated narrations of his activities using grandiose ornamented language. Funds dwindle and the embassy begins to disintegrate; the staff leaves and Hajji's dialogue with the king slowly declines into a personal monologue. One night President Cleveland shows up in the embassy. An excited Hajji entertains his guest single-handedly while dreaming of writing another grandiose letter to the King of Persia only to learn that his guest is no longer president of United States, but a simple farmer who wants to learn how to grow pistachios. Not long after, a Native American enters the embassy to seek asylum and a friendship grows despite their inability to communicate. Hajji refuses to hand over the refugee and is removed from his post. Hajji, now in the state of madness and absolute silence, boards the boat to return home.<ref>[http://www.firouzanfilms.com/TheFirouzanFifty/Movies/HajiWashington/index.html FirouzanFilms]</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/HajjiWashington1982 In Archive.org]</ref>
 ==References==
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 == External links ==
-* [http://iranactor.com/films/1361/haji%20vashengton.htm Hajji Washington] at [http://www.iranactor.com IranActor.com]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070401103355/http://www.iranactor.com/films/1361/haji%20vashengton.htm Hajji Washington] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20070327093733/http://www.iranactor.com/ IranActor.com]
 * {{IMDb title|0084044}}
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 [[Category:1998 films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Ali Hatami]]
-[[Category:Iranian films]]
+[[Category:1998 comedy-drama films]]
-[[Category:Persian-language films]]
+[[Category:Iranian comedy-drama films]]
+[[Category:1990s Persian-language films]]
+[[Category:Cultural depictions of Grover Cleveland]]
+[[Category:Films set in Washington, D.C.]]