The Art of Self-Defense (film)

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Movie
Original title The Art of Self-Defense
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2019
length 104 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Riley Stearns
script Riley Stearns
production Andrew Kortschak ,
Walter Kortschak ,
Cody Ryder ,
Stephanie Whonsetler
music Heather McIntosh
camera Michael Ragen
cut Sarah Beth Shapiro
occupation

The Art of Self-Defense is a film by Riley Stearns that premiered on March 10, 2019 at the South by Southwest Film Festival and was released in US theaters on July 12, 2019 .

action

After being attacked by a wandering motorcycle gang on the street one night, shy accountant Casey Davies joins a neighborhood karate studio to learn how to protect himself. Under the watchful eye of a charismatic sensei and the karateka Anna, who owns a brown belt, Casey gains a new self-confidence. After he also lived this outwardly and came into confrontation with his boss Grant, he lost his job and subsequently worked as an accountant for the karate studio. However, when he takes part in Sensei's mysterious night classes in the dojo, he discovers a previously unknown world characterized by brutality and hyper masculinity , against which he subsequently rebels, so that it comes to a confrontation with the Sensei.

production

Directed by Riley Stearns , who also wrote the script.

Jesse Eisenberg took on the leading role from Casey Davies, Alessandro Nivola plays his new Sensei .

The German dubbing was done by Martin Sabel , commissioned by the CSC-Studios, Hamburg. Konrad Bösherz lends his voice to Casey in the German version.

The film premiered on March 10, 2019 at the South by Southwest Film Festival and was released in US theaters on July 12, 2019. In June and July 2019 it was screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and the Munich Film Festival , in July 2019 at the Fantasia Film Festival and in August 2019 at the Melbourne International Film Festival. In October 2019 he was presented at the Haifa International Film Festival in the Midnight Madness section.

reception

In the USA, the film received an R rating from the MPAA , which corresponds to a rating of 17 and over. In Germany, the film was approved by the FSK from the age of 16.

The film has so far convinced 83 percent of all Rotten Tomatoes critics and received an average rating of 7.3 out of a possible 10 points.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of Release for The Art of Self-Defense . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 193034 / V). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. ↑ a b https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/the-art-of-self-defense-review-1203159671/
  3. ↑ https://www.boxofficemojo.com/schedule/?view=&release=&date=2019-07-05&showweeks=4&p=.htm
  4. ↑ Program of the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2019 . Retrieved May 30, 2019 (PDF; 83.8 MB)
  5. ^ Munich Film Festival: The Art of Self-Defense . Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  6. ^ Rob Hunter: Genre Films from Around the World Head to Fantasia Film Festival 2019. In: filmschoolrejects.com, June 27, 2019.
  7. ^ The Art of Self-Defense. In: miff.com.au. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  8. ^ The Art of Self-Defense. In: haifaff.co.il. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  9. ↑ https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Art-of-Self-Defense-The-(2019)
  10. ^ The Art of Self-Defense. In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 27, 2019. Note: The Tomatometer at Rotten Tomatoes shows what percentage of the registered critics gave the film a positive rating.