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American Wrestler: The Wizard

He escaped one war, only to face another.

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.

20171h 57mPG-13Drama

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About American Wrestler: The Wizard

Directors
Alex Ranarivelo
Cast
George Kosturos, Jon Voight, William Fichtner, Lia Marie Johnson, Kevin G. Schmidt, Gabriel Basso
Genres
Drama
Content rating
PG-13
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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