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Boynton Beach Actor With Down Syndrome Stars As 'Wrestling Hero' In New Film

Boynton Beach Actor With Down Syndrome Stars As 'Wrestling Hero' In New Film

Released Wednesday, 21st August 2019
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Boynton Beach Actor With Down Syndrome Stars As 'Wrestling Hero' In New Film

Boynton Beach Actor With Down Syndrome Stars As 'Wrestling Hero' In New Film

Boynton Beach Actor With Down Syndrome Stars As 'Wrestling Hero' In New Film

Boynton Beach Actor With Down Syndrome Stars As 'Wrestling Hero' In New Film

Wednesday, 21st August 2019
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A new independent film called "Peanut Butter Falcon" stars Boynton Beach resident Zack Gottsagen, who plays a wrestling hero. Gottsagen has Down Syndrome, and his character, Zak, dreams of meeting his all-time-favorite wrestling figure, known as the Salt Water Redneck. Zak, who at the beginning of the movie lives in a nursing home, escapes and accidently meets a man on the run named Tyler, a fish merchant, played by Shia Laboeuf. Tyler lost his brother in a car accident and stole fishing supplies one drunken night. Zak and Tyler join forces and go on the run together. The directors of the film, Michael Schwartz and Tyler Nilson, said they made the role of Zak specifically for Gottsagen. “Not many roles are made for people with Down syndrome,” Nilson said on Sundial. "Peanut Butter Falcon" takes viewers through a journey of brotherhood that involves cornfields, camping, eating peanut butter, wrestling and crabbing. Sundial talked to the film's directors and Gottsagen about the
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