The Sensei

May 4, 2008

1h 35m

★ 4.1

The Courage to Fight. The Strength to Win.

Overview

Lonely gay teenager, McClain, struggles to fit in with his classmates in a small, conservative Colorado town. After he's severely beaten at school, Karen O'Neil, a martial arts Sensei, secretly trains him to defend himself. When the town discovers their secret, a series of catastrophic events unfolds.

Genres

Action

Drama

Production Companies

Heitmann Entertainment

Zen Mountain

The Sensei Trailers

Cast

Karen O'Neil

Diana Lee Inosanto

McClain Evans

Michael O'Laskey II

Minister

Keith David

Rick Beard

Mark McGraw

Brenda

Kerry Knuppe

Matthew

Jeff Liu

Craig Beard

Jonathan Camp

Buck

Ben Perkins

Darrel

Ivan Padilla

Clyde

Scott Cooper Ryan

Annie Evans

Gina Scalzi

Judith

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