An inspiring tale based on true events, 17yearold ali jahani is a newcomer to a small california town, where he stands out as different in an unwelcoming community. American wrestler the wizard hd movie trailer 2017 youtube. Based on true events, the heartwarming coming of age story is set in a world of competitive high school wrestling, starring william fichtner, jon voight and introducing newcomer george kosturos. This special presentation will include exclusive behindthescenes. The wizard, coming to select cinemas for a special one night event. In 1980, a teenage boy escapes the unrest in iran only to face more hostility in america, due to the hostage crisis.
I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to watch a great movie that has raw human emotion. Ali afshar, forrest lucas, hadeel reda, ashley michaelsen, brian rudnick. The wizard, a cumbersomely named comingofage pic by alex ranarivelo. Tcw meets up with ali afshar, actorproducer of the upcoming movie, american wrestler the wizard. Living with his embittered uncle, the boy faces a mountain of adversity everywhere he turns. Cinemas for one night on may 3 includes behindthescenes featurette with exclusive interviews from cast and filmmaker denver film festival favorite american wrestler. In this inspiring tale based on true events, 17yearold ali jahani is a newcomer to a small california town, where he stands out as different in an unwelcoming community. The american dream is something that many strive for. Determined to fit in, he joins the schools floundering wrestling team.
The wizard comes to movie theaters nationwide for cinematic debut on may 3 only. Because of this, he makes a decision alongside his family to come to america. The wizard an iranian refugee discovers that winning the hearts of his chilly american classmates is as simple as winning the schools wrestling tournament. Dec 17, 2016 a teen refugee from iran finds that athleticbased school pride can eventually trump prejudice in american wrestler. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your rotten tomatoes account. The wizard comes to movie theaters nationwide for one night only on may 3 at 4. The wizard trailer 2017 trailer for american wrestler. The hardest part is leaving the world that he has known behind for something new. The wizard follows a teenager from iran who faced hostility due to the hostage crisis in 1980.
Denver, colorado march 23, 2017 film festival favorite american wrestler. The wizard doesnt hit theaters until 2017, the bel air high school wrestling team and i, along with other teams, were treated to a special advanced screening of the film at the historic senator theater, where we also got to meet the actor who portrayed the main character ali, george kosturos. In this inspiring tale based on true events, 17yearold ali jahani is a newcomer to a small california town, where he stands out. The wizard dvd in this inspiring tale based on true events, 17yearold ali jahani is a newcomer to a small california town, where he stands out as different in an unwelcoming community.
Jun 06, 2017 it was written by brian rudnick and directed by alex ranarivelo. American wrestler own the digital movie or dvd now. Alex ranarivelo directed from a script by brian rudnick. One young man finds himself in a difficult position at home because of the political turmoil. While most of this is accurate, the movie is not as heartwarming as youre led to believe. Shani rise from the motion picture american wrestler the wizard official music video duration. A teen refugee from iran finds that athleticbased school pride can eventually trump prejudice in american wrestler. The wizard an inspiring tale based on true events, 17yearold ali jahani is a newcomer to a small california town, where he stands out as different in an unwelcoming community. This is a wonderful movie to show the whole family. Afshar will see his own life story dramatized on screen when warner bros. The wizard a premiere event in this inspiring tale based on true events, 17yearold ali jahani is a newcomer to a small california town, where. The wizard is a 2016 american sports biographical film directed by.
Rejected by everyone but determined to fit in, he joins the schools floundering wrestling team. Facing certain death on the front lines of the iraniraq war, 17 yearold ali jahani is smuggled out of iran and sent to live with his uncle in the small northern california town of petaluma. Living with his embittered uncle, the boy faces a mountain of adversity everywhere. The wizard is a 2016 american sports biographical film directed by alex ranarivelo. Ilang wrestler ng world wrestling fan xperience, dumating sa bansa. Everyone, it seems, loves a winner, and when the teen finds.
Based on true events, the heartwarming coming of age story is set in a world of competitive high school wrestling, starring william fichtner, jon voight and george kosturos. He joins the school wrestling team in order to fit in. The real star though was ali afshar as the uncle who found himself in his nephew and basically stole the show. Determined to fit in, he joins the schools floundering wrestling team and defines his place in this community. Nov 06, 2016 you may watch below the official trailer of american wrestler the wizard, the upcoming sport drama movie directed by alex ranarivelo based on a script by brian rudnick and starring william fichtner, jon voight, george kosturos, lia marie johnson, ali afshar, gabriel basso, and sasha feldman. The wizard in here for free with full bluray movie. Rent it simply to support film makers that will tell a story like this. The wizard englische topvideos sonic the hedgehog trailer 2 english hd trolls world tour trailer 2 english hd frozen 2 tvspot in theaters english hd. The wizard for for free with full hd movie, american wrestler. May 02, 2017 american wrestler the wizard is being released tomorrow at select cinemas nationwide one day showing only on may 3rd purchase tickets now click on addresses below or to d. The wizard in this inspiring tale based on true events, 17 year old ali jahani is a newcomer to a small california town, where he stands out as different in a unwelcoming community. The wizard pg 2017 drama, innocent, sport, 117 min 7. The film is playing as part of visit our beta website and give us feedback on our completely redesigned victory dashboard. 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 in america due to the hostage.
Denver march 23, 2017 film festival favorite american wrestler. The wizard to hit theaters for one day only, may 3. The wizard a premiere event in this inspiring tale based on true events, 17yearold ali jahani is a newcomer to a small california town, where he stands out as different in an unwelcoming community. That all changes when he joins the schools unsuccessful wrestling team and turns around the teams fortunes with his skill. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. In this drama, an iranian refugee comes to america and finds his new community and school to be mostly unwelcoming. American wrestler the wizard hd movie trailer 2017. And to stock up on stylish team usa gear that you can wear all year round, visit the team usa shop. The wizard stars jon voight, william fichtner, lia marie johnson, george kosturos the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 57 min, and received a score of. Entertainment present an inspiring tale based on true events, american wrestler. A true inspirational underdog story, american wrestler.
As a former wrestler, i would probably put this just ahead of vision quest as one of the best wrestling movies of all time. With george kosturos, william fichtner, ali afshar, lia marie johnson. While there are inspirational moments, they pale in comparison. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Fathom events and warner bros entertainment present an inspiring tale based on true events, american wrestler. The wizard 2016 is a amazing movie in 2016, now you can stream american wrestler. The wizard received the 2016 austin film festival heart of film audience award. The wizard is a heartwarming, inspirational story about a young iranian boy finding a place in his new american high school by joining the wrestling team.