Teenage wrestling champion Ali Jahani faces constant discrimination as a foreigner in Reagan's America. When a plan to bring his parents out of war-torn Iran ends in tragedy, his college roommate comes up with a scheme to raise the money Ali desperately needs to save his ailing mother. With everything at stake, Ali must move from the wrestling mat into the dangerous world of illegal underground fighting...and find out if he has what it takes to win.
Continuing the story from American Wrestler, and starring Tommy Flanagan (Sons Of Anarchy), Sean Patrick Flanery (The Boondock Saints) and George Kosturos (American Wrestler), American Fighter is a hard-hitting action film that proves your dreams, your family and your life are worth fighting for.