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.
- Director
- Riley Stearns
- Worldwide
- $2M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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What It's About
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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.
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Box Office & Release
The Art of Self-Defense returned 1.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $2M
- Release date
- Jul 12, 2019
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- German, English
- Country
- United States of America
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