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 conservative American businessman travels to a South American country to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a right-wing military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the right-wing dictatorship. He also must learn to live with his son's and daughter-in-law's leftist passions which brought them there in the first place.
Greek director Constantin Costa-Gavras makes films that are generally referred to as "political thrillers," but that may be something of a misnomer. His pictures, including his 1969 award-winning Z, and 1987's Betrayed, often