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The Sensei (2008) -- YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO DEFEND YOURSELF AGAINST HATRED AND... SELF-HATRED.   McClain Evans is a confused gay teen, vulnerable to suicide, living in a small town. After a near fatal beating by high school jocks, McClain finds himself the secret pupil of a female Sensei (martial arts teacher).
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Overview

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6.5/10   37 votes
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Director:

Diana Lee Inosanto

Writer:

Diana Lee Inosanto (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

2009 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Tagline:

You have the right to defend yourself against hatred, and self hatred!

Plot:

"The Sensei" takes place in the early 80's, during the beginning of the AIDS epidemic. After a five year absence... more | full synopsis

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Awards:

4 wins more

User Comments:

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Diana Lee Inosanto ... Karen O'Neil

Keith David ... Minister

Louis Mandylor ... Mark Corey

Tzi Ma ... Buddhist Monk
Sab Shimono ... Taki Nakano

Emily Kuroda ... Flora Nakano
Michael O'Laskey II ... McClain Evans

Mark McGraw ... Rick Beard
Michael Yama ... Yori Nakano

Tim Lounibos ... Simon O'Neil

Bryan Frank ... Peter O' Neil
Michael Hake ... Gary O'Neil

Gina Scalzi ... Annie Evans
Jonathan Camp ... Craig Beard
Germaine De Leon ... Darrel Garcia
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Additional Details

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Colorado, USA more


Fun Stuff

Soundtrack:

Whisper Without Warning more


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Highly recommend, 16 November 2008
10/10
Author: Angel27090 from United States

This was a great movie, it really depicted the way things were in the 80's. The story was a amazing it is so easy to get lost in the script. The ending really does bring the movie together. It movie gets better every minute, you spend the whole time wanting to know the characters and what is going to happen to them. It is an amazing movie, I can't wait until the movie is out on DVD so I can have my own copy that I can watch whenever I want. It is truly an amazing film, it is defiantly one of the bet movies that I have seen in a long time. I would love for this movie to be show in the theaters in a wide release or at least in a limited release.

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