USA,
2019, 104 min
Directed by:
Riley StearnsScreenplay:
Riley StearnsCinematography:
Michael RagenComposer:
Heather McIntoshCast:
Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, Steve Terada, David Zellner, Phillip Andre Botello, Jason Burkey, Mike Brooks, C. J. Rush, Davey Johnson (more)VOD (3)
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The dark comedy The Art of Self-Defense stars Jesse Eisenberg and is set in the world of karate. Eisenberg plays a man who is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo, led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei (Alessandro Nivola), in an effort to learn how to defend himself. (South by Southwest Film Festival)
Cast
Jesse Eisenberg
USA
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Alessandro Nivola
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Imogen Poots
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Steve Terada
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David Zellner
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Phillip Andre Botello
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Jason Burkey
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Mike Brooks
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C. J. Rush
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Davey Johnson
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Hauke Bahr
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Katherine Martin
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Cameron Murphy
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Nicholas Hulstine
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Lena Friedrich
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Katherine Smith-Rodden
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Frederic Spitz
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Alex Haydon
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