The Art of Self-Defense
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.
- genus: Comedy, Thriller
- Studio: End Cue
- keyword: martial arts, sports, psychopath, dark comedy, karate, crematorium, sexism, cult, satire, murder, dojo, motorcycle gang, dog, german shepherd, misogyny, mugging, death of pet, black belt, masculinity, accountant, deadpan, toxic masculinity, traumatized man, ambiguous
- cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, Steve Terada, David Zellner, Phillip Andre Botello
