The Art of Self-Defense
Released
July 12, 2019
Runtime: 1h 44m
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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Cast & Crew
Jesse Eisenberg
Casey
Alessandro Nivola
Sensei
Imogen Poots
Anna
Steve Terada
Thomas
David Zellner
Henry
Phillip Andre Botello
Kennith
Jason Burkey
Alex
- MB
Mike Brooks
Steve
C.J. Rush
Other Steve
Davey Johnson
Gun Store Owner
Hauke Bahr
Grant
- KM
Katherine Martin
Bakery Woman
- CM
Cameron Murphy
New White Belt
Nicholas Hulstine
Pickup Truck Driver
- LF
Lena Friedrich
French Girl
Louis Robert Thompson
Veterinarian
Dallas Edwards
Manuel
Katherine Smith-Rodden
Store Cashier
Riley Stearns
Director
Riley Stearns
Screenplay
Media
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