(USA, 118 min) Writer: Brian Rudnick Director: Alex Ranarivelo Cast: William Fichtner, George Kosturos, Ali Afshar (all in attendance), Jon Voight Facing certain death on the front lines of the Iran-Iraq War, 17 year-old Ali Jahani is smuggled out of Iran and sent to live with his uncle in Petaluma, California, where he faces a different kind of adversity: racial discrimination and bullying. Determined to fit in and make a new life for himself, Ali tries out for sports teams and impresses Coach Plyler who gives him a spot on the school's floundering wrestling team, against the wishes of strong-handed Principal Skinner.
