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American Wrestler: The Wizard

American Wrestler: The Wizard
★ 7.2/10•2017•1h 57m•PG-13•Drama

He escaped one war, only to face another.

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.

Alex Ranarivelo · Director

Brian Rudnick · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 57m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 16, 2017

Actors

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

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