Jennifer Garner Will Come Close to Nervous Breakdown in 'Tribes of Palos Verdes'

Jennifer Garner flashes a big smile while doing some Christmas shopping at a toy store on Wednesday (December 10) in Brentwood, Calif.

The day before, the 42-year-old actress stocked up on some goodies at Target.

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It was recently announced that Jennifer has signed on to star in the upcoming film The Tribes of Palos Verdes, which is based on Joy Nicholson‘s young adult novel.

The film centers on “two teenagers, Medina and Jim, who move to the beach town from Michigan with their parents. Their mother (Garner) teeters on the brink of a nervous breakdown while their father becomes a surgeon to the stars.”

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