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.
Vincent is an average high school boy, a good student, and a star swimmer. With his best friend Stephane and his beautiful girlfriend Noemie, high school life couldn’t be better for Vincent--until he meets Benjamin. Vincent keeps crossing paths with the new student, until the two finally have a private moment. The next day, Vincent’s idyllic life begins to crumble when the school is vandalized with graffiti labeling him a “fag.” As the people in his life respond to the news, Vincent faces the inherent challenge of adapting to life as a gay young man.