Expecting a Miracle

Expecting a Miracle

2009 · 90 min · ★ 6.2 · TV Movie, Drama

Botched directions lead a struggling couple to a small Mexican town whose residents have a positive effect on the pair's faltering marriage.

Directed by Steve Gomer

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