The Art of Self-Defense
Director: Riley Stearns
Cast: Alessandro Nivola, David Zellner, Hauke Bahr, Imogen Poots, Jason Burkey, Jesse Eisenberg, Phillip Andre Botello, Steve Terada
Synopsis:
Cast: Alessandro Nivola, David Zellner, Hauke Bahr, Imogen Poots, Jason Burkey, Jesse Eisenberg, Phillip Andre Botello, Steve Terada
Synopsis:
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.
MRQE Metric: 68
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