American Wrestler: The Wizard
He escaped one war, only to face another.
2017 | 117m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | Alex Ranarivelo |
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| Writer: | Brian Rudnick, Ali Afshar |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 16, 2017 |
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| Director: | Alex Ranarivelo |
| Writer: | Brian Rudnick, Ali Afshar |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | wrestling, hostility, sports, based on true story, wrestler, wrestling coach, iran, teenage boy, ostracism, 1980s, wrestling team |
| Production Companies | ESX Productions, ESX Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Brian Rudnick | Story, Writer |
| Reuben Steinberg | Director of Photography |
| Alex Ranarivelo | Director |
| Jamie Christopherson | Original Music Composer |
| Brett Hedlund | Editor |
| Ali Afshar | Story |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ali Afshar | Producer |
| Hadeel Reda | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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