Desperate for cash to save his deathly ill mother, college wrestler Ali (George Kosturos, AMERICAN WRESTLER: THE WIZARD) enters the hidden world of underground fighting. Ali shows promise, but he lacks skills, and gets beaten bloody. Duke (Sean Patrick Flanery, THE BOONDOCK SAINTS), a troubled handler, takes pity on the boy and trains him to be a fierce competitor-but is it enough to make Ali a winner? This gritty action tale also stars Tommy Flanagan ("Sons of Anarchy").
teenager, mother, son, fighter, competitor, rival, brash, emotional, frenetic, intense, unrestrained, home, wrestling ring, tehran, iran, united states, illness, illegal activity, fighting, money, desperation, love, quest, sacrifice, 2010s
The cheesy action movie cliches don't quite prevent this from being an enjoyable action movie.
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