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American Wrestler: The Wizard(2017)

He escaped one war, only to face another.

7.2(84)1h 57m2017-05-16

Drama

Overview

In 1980, a teenage boy escapes the unrest in Iran only to face more hostility in America, due to the hostage crisis. Determined to fit in, he joins the school's floundering wrestling team.

Director:: Alex Ranarivelo
Writers:: Ali Afshar, Brian Rudnick, Brian Rudnick
Producers:: Ali Afshar, Hadeel Reda
Cinematographer:: Reuben Steinberg
Composer:: Jamie Christopherson
Production:: ESX Productions, ESX Entertainment
Status:: Released

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Cast

George Kosturos

George Kosturos

Ali

Jon Voight

Jon Voight

Principle Skinner

William Fichtner

William Fichtner

Coach Plyler

Lia Marie Johnson

Lia Marie Johnson

Kristi Larsen

Kevin G. Schmidt

Kevin G. Schmidt

Rowan Knox

Gabriel Basso

Gabriel Basso

Jimmy Petersen

Shannon Collis

Shannon Collis

Wendy

Courtney Hope Turner

Courtney Hope Turner

Jenny

Ali Afshar

Ali Afshar

Hafez Tabad

Nicholas Guilak

Nicholas Guilak

Pasha

Sasha Feldman

Sasha Feldman

Dan 'Toad' Webster

Michael Girgenti

Michael Girgenti