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The wizard trailer 2016 sports drama starring william fichtner, jon voight and lia marie johnson subscribe for more. The wizard 2016 pg 1h 56m biographical dramas after fleeing his home in iran, a talented teenager fights to earn respect at his california high school by joining the wrestling team. He joins the school wrestling team in order to fit in. Ali jahani is smuggled away from the front lines of the iraniraq war and sent to live with his uncle in northern california only to find racial conflict and discrimination in america. Actors jon voight, george kosturos, william fichtner and ali afshar.
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