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The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019), directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, is a heartfelt American drama about an unlikely friendship formed on a journey through the American South. Starring Zack Gottsagen alongside Shia LaBeouf and Dakota Johnson, the film follows a young man with Down syndrome pursuing his dream of becoming a professional wrestler. Celebrated for its warmth and sincerity, the film received strong acclaim at SXSW and became a breakout indie success. Från IMDB: Zak, a man with Down syndrome, runs away from a residential nursing home to pursue his dream of becoming a wrestler. Later, he meets with an outlaw who becomes his friend and coach.
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The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
97 min
A down-on-his-luck crab fisherman embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school in rural North Carolina and away from the retirement home where he’s lived for the past two and a half years.