
Self Defense
2009, French. Directed by Thomas Gayrard.
Arthur, an out of work legal practitioner, accepts a job as a kung-fu teacher in order to keep his unemployment benefits.
- Runtime
- 0h 13m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 1 January 2009
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Thomas Gayrard, Nicolas Fleureau
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Self Defense runs 13 minutes (0h 13m).
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Self Defense isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2009. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Self Defense?
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Who directed Self Defense?
Self Defense (2009) was directed by Thomas Gayrard and stars Arthur Higelin, Xavier de Guillebon, Grégory Loffredo.