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| George Kosturos | ... | Ali Jahani | |
| William Fichtner | ... | Coach Plyler | |
| Ali Afshar | ... | Hafez Tabad | |
| Lia Marie Johnson | ... | Kristi Larsen | |
| Gabriel Basso | ... | Jimmy Petersen | |
| Jon Voight | ... | Principal Skinner | |
| Sasha Feldman | ... | Dan 'Toad' Webster | |
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Chase Mowen | ... | Mike Thornhill |
| Kevin G. Schmidt | ... | Rowan Knox | |
| Nicholas Guilak | ... | Pasha | |
| Shannon Collis | ... | Wendy | |
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Karina Andrews | ... | Miss Larsen |
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Tony Panterra | ... | Mr. Jahani |
| Salome Azizi | ... | Mrs. Jahani | |
| John Asadi | ... | Truck Driver | |
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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 an unwelcoming community. Living with his embittered uncle, the boy faces a mountain of adversity everywhere he turns. Rejected by everyone but determined to fit in, he joins the school's floundering wrestling team. With a chance to change how others see him, Ali must step up and learn to be a hero. Written by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
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16 May 2017 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Ali: No, but I've endured more pain than anyone in this room.
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The Diner scenes were filmed at Pete's Henny Penny Diner in Petaluma, California. See more »Goofs
At the State tournament, the Cage Fighter logo can be seen on the back of Roman Knox's singlet. Cage Fighter apparel was not available in 1980 as it was not founded until 2007. See more »Quotes
Coach Plyler: I mean, have you ever even wrestled before?Ali: No, but I've endured more pain than anyone in this room.
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As a former high school wrestler in a small town this movie really resonates with me. Also very well written and believable for that period of time. If you like an underdog story and you like wrestling this movie is a 10/10 for you! Full of emotion, and good tense good old fashion high school themed beat downs. Its not that corny in the movie, but its really believable and great action and drama as well.