American Wrestler: The Wizard
NAME OF FILM: AMERICAN WRESTLER: THE WIZARD
DIRECTOR(S): Alex Ranarivelo
STARRING: Jon Voight, William Fichter, Ali Afshar
GENRE: Drama Film
SYNOPSIS: 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.
The 2017 Gasparilla International Film Festival (GIFF) taking place March 2 to March 9, at the Tampa Theater and AMC Centro Ybor in Tampa, Florida, announced its official selection. The festival will open with Burn Your Maps and close with Unleashed.