The Tehran Times dubbed him "the Hafez of Iranian cinema due to the poetic ambiance of his movies.

"[1] Hatami graduated from the College of Dramatic Arts in Iran and subsequently began his professional career as a writer.

[3][4] He wrote and directed several films that focused on Iranian culture, including Hajji Washington (1982), Kamalolmolk (1984), and Love Stricken (1992).

The Tehran Times dubbed him "the Hafez of Iranian cinema due to the poetic ambiance of his movies.

[2] His Tombstone in Tehran's Beheshte Zahra Cemetery says in Persian: "Aein Cheragh Khamooshi Nist" (It is not the nature of light to be dark).