▁feature ▁film ▁director ial ▁debut ▁with ▁Has an ▁K ach al ▁( Has an ▁the ▁Bald ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Iran ian ▁musical ▁film . ▁He ▁wrote ▁and ▁directed ▁several ▁films ▁that ▁focused ▁on ▁Iran ian ▁culture , ▁including ▁H aj ji ▁Washington ▁( 1 9 8 2 ), ▁Kam al ol m olk ▁( 1 9 8 4 ), ▁and ▁Love ▁Str icken ▁( 1 9 9 2 ). ▁The ▁Te h ran ▁Times ▁dub bed ▁him ▁" the ▁Ha fe z ▁of ▁Iran ian ▁cinema ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁po etic ▁amb iance ▁of ▁his ▁mov ies ." ▁▁▁ ▁Hat ami ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁direct ing ▁television ▁series ; ▁he ▁established ▁a ▁small ▁production ▁village — the ▁Gh az ali ▁Cinema ▁Town — to ▁function ▁as ▁a ▁set ▁for ▁historical ▁produ ctions , ▁which ▁he ▁ultimately ▁used ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁popular ▁television ▁series ▁He zar ▁D ast an ▁( 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 7 ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁He zar ▁D ast an ▁was ▁voted ▁by ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Iran ian ▁Film ▁and ▁Television ▁Crit ics ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁Iran ian ▁television ▁series ▁ever ▁made . ▁ ▁Although ▁his ▁films ▁did ▁not ▁attract ▁international ▁attention , ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁audience ▁pra ised ▁him . ▁He ▁often ▁worked ▁as ▁the ▁art ▁director ▁and ▁cost ume ▁designer ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁films . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁hon ored ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁as ▁the ▁subject