The Art of Self-Defense
- Release Date
- July 12, 2019
- Director
- Riley Stearns
- Cast
- Jesse Eisenberg , Alessandro Nivola , Imogen Poots , Steve Terada , Phillip Andre Botello , Leland Orser
- Runtime
- 104
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Writers
- Riley Stearns
- Website
- https://why-karate.com/
Summary
Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a woman fighting for her place in it.
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