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.
Lonely and depressed since the death of his wife Bibiana three years earlier, Federmann spends his days driving the streets of Berlin and his nights at the local pub. Although bartender Dora obviously likes him, Federmann can not bring himself to connect with her. Finally, Federmann's emotional wall comes crumbling down when he's involved in a car accident with a young mute boy.