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.
Nia is the daughter of a black mother and white father, raised in a predominantly white yuppie suburb of Westchester. She quits her ad agency job over a campaign aimed at young blacks, and decided to write a book and figure out her racial identity. Nia meets various men, including black activist Lewis and white musician Joe, who help her understand her mixed-race identity and find her voice as a writer.