Academy Award winner, Adrien Brody (from The Pianist, The Thin Red Line) is electrifying as Jack, a dark hearted, smooth operating con-man with a poets soul. By night, Jack and his partner Charlie (Jon Seda from Undisputed, Gladiator) impersonate vice cops to carry out risky scams on Manhattan tourists, while by day, Jack secretly crafts a pulp novel culled from the experiences and emotions that define his shady life. A hard hitting but exquisitely tender story, Love The Hard Way offers a unique glimpse into the rhythms and temptations of underworld Manhattan.