

Tempted
2003-03-10 · 120 min · ★ 6.0
The strain of juggling her responsibilities as wife, mother, and successful paralegal have worn Emma Burke out. Thus it is that Emma welcomes the opportunity to briefly take leave of her Boston home and head for sunny Hawaii. It is not, however, a pleasure trip: Having promised to honor the dying wishes of her Hawaiian-born surrogate mother. Leaving her husband, Mike, behind to care for their two children, Emma arrives in Hawaii for the first time since childhood, where she is reunited with her childhood friend Kala, the handsome son of her late surrogate parent.
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- Directors
- Maggie Greenwald
- Production companies
- Von Zerneck Sertner Films, Lifetime
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Virginia MadsenEmma Burke
Lainie KazanJulia
Jason MomoaKala
Kieu ChinhKehau
Andrew McFarlaneMike
Brooke HarmanJamie
Robert ColebyLawyer
Ariu Lang SioPorter
Hsiao-Ling TangLily at 26 years
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