The Art of Self-Defense

2019·Movie
1h 44min
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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.
Dark ComedyMartial Arts SatireHypermasculinity CritiqueToxic CultureAbsurdist HumorPsychologicalDojoViolence

Crew

Directed by:
Riley Stearns, Siena Brown, Brett Durbin
Written by:
Riley Stearns
Produced by:
Andrew Kortschak, Stephanie Whonsetler, Nathan Zellner
Composed by:
Heather McIntosh, Raymond Park, Chris Polczinski

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