Crime ·Drama ·Thriller ·Action · United States of America · 2005 · 1h 56m

Harsh Times

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Director
David Ayer
Cast
Christian Bale as Jim Luther Davis Freddy Rodríguez as Mike Alonzo Eva Longoria as Sylvia Chaka Forman as Toussant Tammy Trull as Marta J.K. Simmons as Agent Richards
Crew
Steve Mason — Director of Photography Conrad Buff IV — Editor Graeme Revell — Original Music Composer David Ayer — Writer David Ayer — Producer Andrea Sperling — Producer
Tagline

Take A Ride To The Edge

Synopsis

Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying to get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend.

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Mood & Themes
prostitutepost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)drug usefriendslos angeles, californiatheftdrinkingunemploymentex soldierlapdvinegar
Key Collaborators
David Ayer Director Steve Mason Director of Photography Conrad Buff IV Editor Graeme Revell Original Music Composer David Ayer Writer David Ayer Producer Andrea Sperling Producer Devorah Herbert Production Design Michele Michel Costume Design
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