American Wrestler: The Wizard

“He escaped one war, only to face another.”

7.2/ 10 84 votes 2017-05-16 1h 57m 2 popularity

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

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George Kosturos

Ali

Jon Voight

Principle Skinner

William Fichtner

Coach Plyler

Lia Marie Johnson

Kristi Larsen

Kevin G. Schmidt

Rowan Knox

Gabriel Basso

Jimmy Petersen

Shannon Collis

Wendy

Courtney Hope Turner

Jenny

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