American Wrestler: The Wizard (2016)
He escaped one war, only to face another.
117 min
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
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- George Kosturos as Ali Jahani
- William Fichtner as Coach Plyler
- Ali Afshar as Hafez Tabad
- Lia Marie Johnson as Kristi Larsen
- Gabriel Basso as Jimmy Petersen
- Jon Voight as Principal Skinner
- Sasha Feldman as Dan 'Toad' Webster
- Chase Mowen as Mike Thornhill
- Kevin G. Schmidt as Rowan Knox
- Nicholas Guilak as Pasha
Crew
- Alex Ranarivelo · Director
- Ali Afshar · Writer
- Brian Rudnick · Writer
- Ali Afshar · Producer
- Hadeel Reda · Producer
- Jamie Christopherson · Composer
- Reuben Steinberg · Cinematographer
- Brett Hedlund · Editor
- Toni Staniewicz · Casting director
- Brittani Ward · Casting director
- Rob Riutta · Production designer