Hard Times

Hard Times

New Orleans, 1933. In those days words didn't say much.

197593 min6.8 / 10

A gritty Depression-era neo-noir about a taciturn street fighter and his promoter's doomed partnership, built on bare-knuckle violence and the grinding desperation of survival.

In the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of no-holds-barred street boxing bouts. They go to New Orleans where Speed borrows money to set up fights for Chaney, but Speed gambles away any winnings.

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