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The Art of Self-Defense

2019·104 min

The Art of Self-Defense

Directed by Riley Stearns

ComedyThrillerDramaMystery

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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Jesse Eisenberg

Casey

Alessandro Nivola

Sensei

Anna

Thomas

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Andrew Kortschak

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Walter Kortschak

Producer

Stephanie Whonsetler

Producer

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Heather McIntosh

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The Art of Self-Defense (2019) is about 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.

Who directed The Art of Self-Defense?

Riley Stearns directed The Art of Self-Defense (2019).

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