American Wrestler: The Wizard
He escaped one war, only to face another.
2017•1h 57m•7.2/10
Drama
Ratings
🎬TMDb
7.2/10(86)
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.
Production
ESX Productions, ESX Entertainment
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Trailers & Videos
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Cast
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
Ali Afshar
Hafez Tabad
Nicholas Guilak
Pasha
Sasha Feldman
Dan 'Toad' Webster
Michael Girgenti
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