The Art of Self Defense October 7th

The Art of Self Defense is playing at the Vernon Towne Cinema on October 7th by the Okanagan Screen Arts Society.

Starring Jesse Eisenberg (Casey), this film is about a timid bookkeeper who is attached and beaten severely by a roving motorcycle gang one night. Following the attack, Casey decides to join a neighborhood karate studio to learn how to protect himself.

Alessandro Nivola is his somewhat bizarre sensei and under his watchful eye Casey gains a sense of confidence for the first time in his life. Imogen Poots (Anna) is a hardcore brown belt who also attends the same class. As Casey attends these night classes, he tries to master the skills he learns to improve all aspects of his life and become more manly.

During these classes, he discovers a sinister underworld of fraternity, brutality and hyper-masculinity, sending him on entirely unexpected journey.