The read
A Balasaur Score of 71 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10.
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
86 audience votes
Key crew
- Alex RanariveloDirector
- Brian RudnickWriter
- Jamie ChristophersonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- George KosturosAli
- Jon VoightPrinciple Skinner
- William FichtnerCoach Plyler
- Lia Marie JohnsonKristi Larsen
- Kevin G. SchmidtRowan Knox
- Gabriel BassoJimmy Petersen
- Shannon CollisWendy
- Courtney Hope TurnerJenny
- Ali AfsharHafez Tabad
- Nicholas GuilakPasha
- Sasha FeldmanDan 'Toad' Webster
- Michael GirgentiCast
Stills
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Themes
sportshostilitywrestlingwrestlerbased on true storywrestling coachiranteenage boyostracism1980swrestling team