Don't Cry in America

<p><strong style=color: inherit; background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>A powerful story of resilience hope and the bonds that unite us.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(94 94 94 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Could you imagine being sent alone on an ocean liner at just ten years old for an eight-day journey at sea with only the </span><em style=color: inherit; background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>hope</em><span style=color: rgba(94 94 94 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> of seeing your family again one day? </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(94 94 94 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>That's precisely what young Antonio Russo faces when he is placed on a ship in the Bay of Naples and sent from a small town in Italy into the abyss toward America with nothing but the shirt on his back and a suitcase filled with salami and provolone cheese. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(94 94 94 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Tony struggles to fit in and often descends into a path of destruction. He adopts a tough-guy persona acts impulsively and frequently gets into fights and brawls which ultimately lands him not only in the hospital but also in trouble with the law. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(94 94 94 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>As fate would have it he discovers the sport of wrestling revealing a natural talent and a strong drive to excel leading him to become one of America's winningest high school wrestling coaches. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(94 94 94 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Just as </span><em style=color: inherit; background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Rocky</em><span style=color: rgba(94 94 94 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> is not merely a story about boxing </span><em style=color: inherit; background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Don't Cry in America</em><span style=color: rgba(94 94 94 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> is not simply a story about wrestling. While wrestling and Italian culture are interwoven throughout this is an uplifting tale of resilience hope and the extraordinary yet complex bonds of family. </span></p><h2 class=ql-align-center></h2>