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American Wrestler: The Wizard is a 2016 American sports biographical film directed by Alex Ranarivelo. The film centers around the world of competitive high school wrestling and stars George Kosturos as Ali Jahani, a 17–year old who escapes Iran in the 1980s after the Iran hostage crisis and must adjust to life in a small California town only ...
May 16, 2017 · American Wrestler: The Wizard: Directed by Alex Ranarivelo. With George Kosturos, William Fichtner, Ali Afshar, Lia Marie Johnson. In 1980, a teenage boy escapes the unrest in Iran only to face more hostility in America, due to the hostage crisis.
- (2.7K)
- Drama, Sport
- Alex Ranarivelo
- 2017-05-16
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.
- (43)
- Alex Ranarivelo
- PG-13
- Michael Girgenti
In this inspiring tale based on true events, young Ali Jahani is a newcomer to a small California town, where he joins the school’s floundering wrestling team for a chance to fit in.
- 116 min
- 5
A teenage boy adjusting to life in a new town combats the disapproval and scorn of his uncle, his classmates and his neighbors when he joins his school's floundering wrestling team, only to...
- (19)
- Alex Ranarivelo
- PG-13
- Jon Voight
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...
- 2 min
- 51.7K
- Sandrew Metronome Movies
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Dec 17, 2016 · A teen refugee from Iran finds that athletic-based school pride can (eventually) trump prejudice in American Wrestler: The Wizard, a cumbersomely named coming-of-age pic by Alex Ranarivelo.