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Peaceful Warrior is a american film of genre Drama directed by Victor Salva released in USA on 30 march 2006 with Scott Mechlowicz
Peaceful Warrior (2006)
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Add to a movie listPeaceful Warrior is a 2006 drama film directed by Victor Salva and written by Kevin Bernhardt based on the novel Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman. Set at U.C. Berkeley, the film stars Scott Mechlowicz as a troubled but talented gymnast who meets a spiritual guide.
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Dan Millman is a university student as well as a locally famous gymnast who dreams of winning a National Championship competition. He suffers from restlessness, and on one occasion Dan attempts to compensate for the restlessness by running along streets before sunrise. At a car-service station, he encounters an old man who seems to know more about Dan's problem than Dan himself knows, whom Dan later nicknames "Socrates". Dan is unsettled by Socrates' knowledge; by the fact that Socrates had appeared in a nightmare as a faceless janitor, clad in mismatched shoes (by which he is identified in waking life), who sweeps up the pieces of Dan's shattered leg; and by the old man's extraordinary speed, agility, and coordination. As a result of his exposure to the last, Dan seeks to learn the secret behind it.Actors
Scott Mechlowicz
(Dan Millman)
Nick Nolte
(Socrates)
Amy Smart
(Joy)
Tim DeKay
(Coach Garrick)
Ashton Holmes
(Tommy)
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