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American Wrestler: The Wizard

He escaped one war, only to face another.

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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.

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Released
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Language
English
  • sports
  • hostility
  • wrestling
  • wrestler
  • based on true story
  • wrestling coach
  • iran
  • teenage boy
  • ostracism
  • 1980s
  • wrestling team

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremierePG-1323 Apr 2016
    • TheatricalPG-1316 May 2017
  • AustraliaAU

    • PhysicalPG31 May 2021
  • New ZealandNZ

    • Digital / OTTPG1 Jul 2021
  • South KoreaKR

    • Theatrical125 Sept 2019

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American Wrestler: The Wizard was released on 16 May 2017.

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