Harsh Times

From the creator of Training Day comes Harsh Times, a hyperrealistic story of friendship, loyalty and ambition set on the extremely rough streets of south central L.A. As gritty and unsentimental as Training Day, Harsh Times follows two lifelong friends as they each try to rise above the violence of the streets yet are continually dragged back down by the world in which they live. Since coming back from the Gulf War, Jim Davis (Christian Bale) hasn't been able to get his life back on track. He still feels the residue of that far off desert on his skin, still screams in his sleep from visions he just can't shake. He has burned through his savings waiting for an offer from the L.A.P.D. that hasn't come. He tells himself that if he only had a job, everything would turn around - he could marry his devoted Mexican girlfriend, Marta (Tammy Trull), bring her back to the States and settle down. But until something else materializes for Jim - some other way to help his country and not die of bo
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Length: 02:27
Posted: 7/23/2009

Harsh Times movie trailer - starring Christian Bale, Freddy Rodriguez, J.K. Simmons, Eva Longoria, Tammy Trull, Adriana Millan. Directed by David Ayer. Theatrical Release Date: 11/10/2006 Genre: Drama Rating: R
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Length: 02:23
Posted: 3/17/2008

An unstable Gulf War veteran with a savior complex receives a shocking wake-up call upon returning stateside and accepting a position with the Department of Homeland Security. Jim (Christian Bale) is a Gulf War veteran who believes his sworn duty to protect his fellow Americans extends to the streets of Los Angeles, and he longs to fulfill his destiy by joining the LAPD. Rejected by the force and left to ponder his future with his impoverished Mexican paramour - whom he had intended on bringing to the city after joining the police - the dejected and unemployed veteran of chaos through the streets of Los Angeles, the weight of their American dream soon comes crashing down in a devastating blow that threatens to dash their high hopes for a bright future.
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Length: 01:56:13
Posted: 1/24/2009

Christian Beale stars in this action-packed drama about a returning war vet with some deadly habits.
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Posted: 12/19/2009