A Previous Engagement

A Previous Engagement

2009 · 118 min · ★ 4.3 · Romance, Comedy

When Julia Reynolds talks her husband into a family vacation in Malta she has a secret agenda: a date made twenty-five years earlier with her first love.

Directed by Joan Carr-Wiggin · Written by Joan Carr-Wiggin

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