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.
A criminal known as The Lebanese has a dream: to conquer the underworld of Rome. To carry out this feat without precedent, he puts together a ruthless and highly organized gang. Their story takes place over twenty-five years, from the 1970s into the 1990s, and is distinctly intertwined with the dark history of modern Italy (terrorism, kidnappings and corruption at the highest levels of government). Over the course of their history, Police Lieutenant Scialoia follows them, trying to bring them to justice and win the heart of one of their girlfriends.