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Love the Hard Way

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Love the Hard Way
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R,1hr 50min
Genres:
Drama,Romance
Released:
June 6, 2003
Director:
Peter Sehr
Distributor:
Kino International
Starring:
Adrien Brody, Charlotte Ayanna, Jon Seda  ...more
Synopsis: This contemporary film noir is an international endeavor with key creative forces hailing from China, Germany, and the United States. It is based on the Chinese novel Yoban shi huoyan she hai shu (Fire and Ice) by subversive writer Wang Shuo, who has been called a "corruptor of youth" by critics in his native land. German screenwriter/director Peter Sehr fell in love with the novel and chose to adapt it as a film set in New York City. For Sehr, the location best represents a contrast of "people and ... Full Synopsis
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Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Not perfect; a vice cop played by Pam Grier is oddly conceived and unlikely in action, and the movie doesn't seem to know how to end. But as character studies of Jack and Claire, it is daring and inventive, and worthy of comparison with the films of a French master of criminal psychology like Jean-Pierre Melville. Full Review
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42
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Based on 20 critic reviews
Featured Cast
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Adrien Brody
Jack, Jack Grace
Charlotte Ayanna
Claire
Jon Seda
Charlie
August Diehl
Jeff
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