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, Robert Hoffman,

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, Datari Turner,

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Plot

The film is described as a modern-day ''

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'', and it revolves around Monica (

), an aspiring actress who, in order to care for her cancer-stricken father, makes a pact with her

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to take a job as an

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. However, once the pact is broken, the couple's lives are changed forever. The film was released theatrically released domestically by Entertainment One on December 5, 2014.

Production

The film was shot on location in

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and

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in 2013.

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