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The Wrestler

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The Wrestler is a 2008 American film directed by Darren Aronofsky. Mickey Rourke plays an aging professional wrestler who, despite failing health and fading fame, keeps wrestling out of financial hardship and a wish to hold on to the success of his 1980s heyday, while also trying to reconcile with his estranged daughter and pursue a relationship with a strip club worker. The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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2008 1
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  • The Wrestler, Description, original language
    The Wrestler is a 2008 American film directed by Darren Aronofsky.
  • Article lead sentence
    The Wrestler is a 2008 American sports drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Robert Siegel.
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