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.
Krishnan is an out-of-work seasonal farmer who is driven to steal coconuts from his landlord to feed his family. When he is caught and imprisoned, he is shocked to learn that he has been charged with the murder of a man who has been missing from the island for years. But since it is an election year, and the most popular platform for politicians has become capital punishment, Krishnan is sentenced to death in the country's newest technology, the "electronic chair."