Harsh Times
Harsh Times is a 2005 American action crime film written and directed by David Ayer in his directorial debut. Set in South Central Los Angeles, the film stars Christian Bale and Freddy Rodriguez. The film was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Bauer Martinez Entertainment. Ayer says that the film's characters are largely based on the people he knew when he lived in South Central Los Angeles.
Plot
Former U.S. Army Ranger and GWOT veteran Jim Davis suffers from PTSD. Jim has a Mexican girlfriend, Marta, whom he is determined to marry and bring into the United States to start a life together. With this in mind, Jim returns to Los Angeles, California.
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| author | David Ayer |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | David Ayer |
| editor | Conrad Buff IV |
| genre | action crime drama thriller |
| keywords | 75th ranger regiment answering machine best friend break buy cheat colombia cry department of homeland security drug use fletc gang member global war on terror government agent group of friends gwot handgun homeland security horrify id kill lapd last chance los angeles police department marijuana old friend outsource paralysis paralyze polygraph posttraumatic stress disorder ptsd suffer urine test work out |
| musicBy | Graeme Revell |
| producer | Andrea Sperling |
| productionCompany | Bauer Martinez Entertainment Crave Films |
| publisher | MGM Distribution Co. Screen International Summit Entertainment |
| theme | gangster war |