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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Jesse Eisenberg
Casey
Alessandro Nivola
Sensei
Imogen Poots
Anna
Steve Terada
Thomas
David Zellner
Henry
Phillip Andre Botello
Kennith
Jason Burkey
Alex
Mike Brooks
Steve
C.J. Rush
Other Steve
Davey Johnson
Gun Store Owner
Hauke Bahr
Grant
Katherine Martin
Bakery Woman
Cameron Murphy
New White Belt
Nicholas Hulstine
Pickup Truck Driver
Lena Friedrich
French Girl
Riley Stearns
Director, Screenplay
David Zellner
Executive Producer
Nathan Zellner
Executive Producer
Andrew Karpen
Executive Producer
Kent Sanderson
Executive Producer
Munika Lay
Executive Producer
Walter Kortschak
Producer
Cody Ryder
Producer
Andrew Kortschak
Producer
Stephanie Whonsetler
Producer
Michael Ragen
Director of Photography
Heather McIntosh
Original Music Composer
Sarah Beth Shapiro
Editor
Jami Villers
Costume Design
Charlotte Royer
Production Design
