The Harder They Come

Sten Stenson, Vietnam veteran and retired principal, is on vacation in Costa Rica when his tour bus is hijacked. Sten reacts, killing one of the hijackers, and is hailed a hero. Back home, anti-government protestor Sara Jennings is arrested for resisting police at a routine stop. A chance meeting with Sten's unstable son Adam sparks a passionate relationship fuelled by a mutual hatred of the law. But Adam's behaviour becomes steadily more extreme, descending into a spiral of fanatical violence impossible to halt.The Harder They Come is as timely as it is provocative: a deep and disturbing meditation on the roots of American gun violence.