American Wrestler: The Wizard 7 years old

He escaped one war, only to face another.

American Wrestler: The Wizard

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.

Credits

American Wrestler: The Wizard Cast

Name Character
William Fichtner He was 60, now 67 years old as Coach Plyler
Jon Voight He was 78, now 85 years old as Principle Skinner
Nicholas Guilak He was 46, now 54 years old as Pasha
Kevin Schmidt He was 28, now 36 years old as Rowan Knox
Shannon Collis She was 31, now 38 years old as Wendy
Gabriel Basso He was 22, now 29 years old as Jimmy Petersen
Ali Afshar as Hafez Tabad

American Wrestler: The Wizard Crew

Name Department
Brian Rudnick as Writer. Writing
Ali Afshar as Producer. Production
Alex Ranarivelo as Director. He was 116 (now 123) years old Directing
Brett Hedlund as Editor. Editing
Reuben Steinberg as Director of Photography. Camera
American Wrestler: The Wizard poster
American Wrestler: The Wizard (7 years)

He escaped one war, only to face another.

  • Release day: Tuesday, May 16, 2017
  • Runtime: 117 minutes