Jafar Khan Is Back from the West

Jafar Khan Is Back from the West Jafar Khan az farang bargashte
جعفرخان از فرنگ برگشته
Directed byAli Hatami
Written byHassan Moghadam
Screenplay byMehrdad Fakhimi
Edited byAbbas Ganjavi
Music byMorteza Hannaneh
Production
companies
Arman Film and Payam Cinema Organization
Release date
  • 1985 (1985)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

Jafar Khan Is Back from the West (Persian: جعفرخان از فرنگ برگشته) is a 1985 Iranian comedy-drama film, directed by Ali Hatami. It is based on an original play written in the late Qajar period by Hassan Moghadam. It is about the conflict between tradition and modernity, and Westernization and traditionalism. Part of this film was recorded in the village of Kabutarabad, Isfahan.