The Art of
Self-Defense
Stranded in the Arctic Circle after an airplane
crash and an attempt to rescue him ends
in failure, a man called H. Overgård (Mads
Mikkelsen) must choose between staying
in the relative safety of his makeshift camp
while hoping to be found, or risking the
potentially deadly trip into the unknown.FIVE FACTS:
- This dark comedy is penned and directed
by Riley Stearns; it is his first feature-length
film since Faults in 2014. - Other cast members in The Art of Self-
Defense include Imogen Poots as the
brown-belt karate student Anna. - Mary Elizabeth Winstead was announced
as a cast member in May 2016, when she
was married to Stearns, but she announced
their separation the following year. - The film was inspired by the 1984 classic
The Karate Kid. - The Rotten Tomatoes critics’ consensus
about The Art of Self-Defense enthuses
that it “grapples compellingly with modern
American masculinity”.
by Riley Stearns
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2019
Price: $14.99
30 Ratings
Rotten Tomatoes
83 %