Fatal Defense
Apr 01, 2017 | IMDB 6.3
86 min Watch NowThriller, Drama, TV Movie
A single mother signs up for self-defense classes from a handsome instructor. But he develops a frightening obsession with her and orchestrates an increasing deadly array of "tests" to see if she has truly learned from his lessons.
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