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Funny Valentines

Funny Valentines

1999 · 108 min · ★ 7.7 · Drama

A woman returns to her home town to sort out her troubled marriage and finds new happiness in the rekindling of a broken friendship with her cousin.

Directed by Julie Dash · Written by J. California Cooper

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