It’s 1979, the midst of the Iran Hostage Crisis. Facing certain death on the front lines of the Iran-Iraq War, 17 year-old Ali Jahani is smuggled out of Iran and sent to live with his uncle in the small Northern California town of Petaluma.
Here he is forced to adjust to life in a small California town only to face more hostility in America due to the hostage crisis. Living with his embittered uncle, the boy faces a mountain of adversity everywhere he turns. Rejected by everyone but determined to fit in, Ali joins the school’s floundering wrestling team. With a chance to change how others see him, Ali must step up and learn to be a hero against all odds.
| Original title: | American Wrestler: The Wizard |
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| Director: | Alex Ranarivelo |
| Cast: | George Kosturos, William Fichtner, Ali Afshar, Jon Voight. |
| Production year: | 2016 |
| Genre: | Drama, Sport, True Story |
| Runtime: | 1h, 57m |
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