Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Love the Hard Way." Oscar-winner Adrien Brody and Charlotte Ayanna star in this drama about a thief who falls for a curious, beautiful young woman. As their intimacy grows, a slick cop (Pam Greer) is closing in.
West African teenagers Toussaint and Nixon live from hand-to-mouth, struggling to get by without jobs. But they find a place for themselves when they're accidentally drawn into the Bronx, a tough neighborhood run by violent gangs. Toussaint quickly rises within the gangs while Nixon gets arrested. But when Toussaint moves over to the Barbes ghetto, where things are even tougher, the stakes are raised and he finds his life at risk.