American Wrestler: The Wizard
| American Wrestler: The Wizard | |
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| Directed by | Alex Ranarivelo |
| Screenplay by | Brian Rudnick |
| Story by | Ali Afshar Brian Rudnick |
| Based on | Childhood of Ali Afshar |
| Produced by | Ali Afshar Hadeel Reda |
| Starring | William Fichtner Jon Voight Ali Afshar Gabriel Basso Kevin G. Schmidt Lia Marie Johnson George Kosturos |
| Cinematography | Reuben Steinberg |
| Edited by | Brett Hedlund |
| Music by | Jamie Christopherson |
Production company | ESX Productions |
| Distributed by | ESX Entertainment Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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 to face more hostility due to the hostage crisis. William Fichtner, Jon Voight, Ali Afshar, Gabriel Basso, Kevin G. Schmidt and Lia Marie Johnson also star in supporting roles.