Harsh Times (2005) on Netflix
Jim Davis, an ex-Army Ranger with PTSD, returns to South Central Los Angeles to marry Marta, his girlfriend in Mexico. He pulls small heists for cash with his unemployed friend Mike Alonzo.
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Plot summary
Jim Davis served in the Army as a Ranger and has PTSD. He comes back to South Central Los Angeles and wants to marry Marta, his girlfriend in Mexico, and bring her to the United States. His best friend, Mike Alonzo, has been out of work since his old job was outsourced. Sylvia, Mike's longtime girlfriend, is a young attorney and is angry that he still has no job, so she asks Jim to help Mike find work. Jim fails the psychological profile for an LAPD position.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Harsh Times (2005)
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- Writer-director David Ayer drew the film's characters from the people he knew while living in South Central Los Angeles, the neighborhood where the story is set.
