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Love the Hard Way (2001)

Love the Hard Way poster
Directed by
Peter Sehr
Genre
drama film, romance film, crime film
Country
Germany, United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A small-time thief gets involved with a naive college student. He draws her into his criminal life as she tries to show him how to live and love.

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What happens

Love the Hard Way is a 2001 crime drama film directed by Peter Sehr. The story revolves around a petty thief who brings an innocent young woman into his world of crime while she teaches him the lessons of enjoying life and being loved. The film was written by Peter Sehr and is based on the novel Yi Ban Shi Huo Yan, Yi Ban Shi Hai Shui by Chinese writer Wang Shuo, although Sehr transported the film's story to New York City. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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