The Assignment (2003)
The Assignment, It's Harder Than You Think
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Runtime : 1H 28M
Director : Jonathan Morgan
Synopsis
A renowned magazine journalist known for her compelling pieces on world affairs has just been given the toughest assignment of her career. The subject of the piece causing her turmoil? Politics? War? Hazardous waste? No, worse than all of those! "Dating in the 21st Century." Unlucky in love, can she rise to the occasion?
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