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Love the Hard Way (2003)

Directed by Peter Sehr

Overview

Claire, a brilliant student, seeks answers to the meaning of life in the calm of her biology laboratory. One day, she meets a mysterious young man, Jack, at the cinema, and is intrigued by his style, assurance and audacity. Apart from his artistic activities, Jack has a regular scam going, ripping off foreign businessmen with his loyal mate Charlie and two actresses. But his tough guy exterior conceals a secret passion for old books, and he dreams of writing a novel one day. Jack falls hard for Claire’s purity and curiosity. An unusual romance develops between them. But Jack is scared of their growing intimacy and rejects Claire, withdrawing into his shell. Abandoned and confused, Claire gradually begins to neglect her studies and embarks on a spiraling course of self-destruction, whilst Jack, who tries to ignore her, concentrates on his criminal activities. However, a sharp detective, named Linda Fox, is following his dodgy tracks.

Length 104 minutes

Actors

Adrien Brody | Charlotte Ayanna | August Diehl | Jon Seda | Pam Grier | Liza Jessie Peterson | Elizabeth Regen | Katherine Moennig | José Rabelo | Joey Kern | Michael G. Chin | Ben Wang | Huan Wang | Ned Stresen-Reuter | Michaela Conlin | Lee R. Sellars | Sylvia Kauders | Dave Simonds | Jeffrey M. Marchetti | John Elsen | Miguel Sierra | Andy Duppin | Jonathan Hadary | Bobby J. Brown | Steven Goldstein | Cheyenne Casebier | Sara Klingebiel | Francisco Lorite | Kris Eivers | Eric Kornfeld | Keisher McLeod | Rue DeBona | Amber Gross | Gregor Manns | Kevin Merrill-Wilson | James Saito | Robert McKay | Chazz Menendez | Charles Santy | Mick O'Rourke | Mitchell Washington | Deborah Braun | Tod Engle | Grace Garland | Amy Laughlin | Slava Schoot | Jack Lotz | Ernestine Johnson | Charles Duval | Peter McRobbie