Make no mistake, the above still is not from What Doesn’t Kill You. It’s just a hilarious still that we think represents this movie. There, in the foreground, is Ethan Hawke, trying really hard to convince you about something. Possibly something about Mark Ruffalo. In the background, Mark Ruffalo is just kind of taking it. He doesn’t look to sure about what’s going down, but it’s Ethan Hawke talking, not some schmo.

Officially, the movie is not described with the above still, it’s described like this: Based on events from director Brian Goodman’s life, WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU, stars Mark Ruffalo (Brian) and Ethan Hawke (Paulie), as friends who grew up like brothers on the gritty streets of south Boston. They do whatever it takes to survive, living by the code of their dog-eat-dog neighborhood. Petty crimes and misdemeanors grow into more serious offenses and eventually, they fall under sway to organized crime boss Pat Kelly (played by Goodman).

As Brian becomes increasingly lost in a haze of drugs and ‘jobs,’ even the love he has for his wife (Amanda Peet) and his children does not seem like it will be enough to redeem him. Meanwhile, Paulie plans “one last heist” but knows it will take both of them to pull it off. How can they escape the only life they know?

But after seeing the trailer, we think the above picture sums up the main conflict pretty well. Check it out underneath the cut…