Movie2017·US·1h 57min

American Wrestler: The Wizard

Name: American Wrestler: The Wizard
Genre: Drama
Released: 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 7.22
Cast: George Kosturos, Alex Ranarivelo, Jon Voight, William Fichtner, Lia Marie Johnson

He escaped one war, only to face another.

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Premiere

May2017

Studios

ESX Entertainment ESX Productions

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Synopsis

American Wrestler: The Wizard (2017) is a sports drama you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Alex Ranarivelo. It's 1980 — the Iran hostage crisis is on every TV — and seventeen-year-old Ali Jahani (George Kosturos) has just arrived in a small California town carrying nothing but a reputation as the enemy.

His uncle barely tolerates him. His classmates are worse. Ali's one unlikely move is joining the school's struggling wrestling team, where coach William Fichtner and a hostile principal played by Jon Voight pull in opposite directions. Based on the true story of Ali Afshar, the film doesn't soften the reception America gives newcomers — and it earns its feel-good moments the hard way. Stream American Wrestler: The Wizard online on iFILM.

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