Where can I watch The Art of Self-Defense in Persian?
The Art of Self-Defense streams on Ktime, the Persian streaming service built for the Iranian diaspora. It carries Persian subtitles or dub, as listed in the app. You can watch it in any browser at ktime.app/app, on the native Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV app, on the Android phone app, in any IPTV player using your Xtream login, and on a Samsung or LG smart TV through Media Station X. No VPN is needed anywhere, including from inside Iran, and there is no geo-block to work around. Viewers inside Iran pay in USDT through the Telegram desk at t.me/KtimeSaleBot?start=film_page, and the /fa/iran page walks through every step. A paid plan covers one device at a time — a single stream — and you can switch between your TV, phone and laptop as often as you like at no extra cost. You can cancel at any time. It is a 2019 animation film from United States of America. The film is served from Ktime's own library rather than linked out to another service. Availability checked as of September 2026.
Directed by Riley Stearns, this 2019 animation film carries an IMDb rating of 6.6.
Synopsis
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.
Cast & crew
The Art of Self-Defense is a 2019 animation film from United States of America. It was directed by Riley Stearns. The cast is led by Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots. It runs 104 minutes. These credits come from this title's own record in the Ktime catalogue, refreshed with every six-hour catalogue sync.
- Director
- Riley Stearns
- Cast
- Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, Steve Terada, Phillip Andre Botello, Jason Burkey, David Zellner, Leland Orser
- Country
- United States of America
- Year
- 2019
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genre
- Animation, Comedy, Family, Short, Sports