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The Yellow Handkerchief

The Yellow Handkerchief

A love lost in the past. A love struggling for a future.

20096.21h 42m

Overview

A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness.

Directed by Udayan Prasad
Written by Erin Dignam, Pete Hamill, Yoji Yamada
Produced by Arthur Cohn, Beau Marks
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $317K

Top Cast

William Hurt

William Hurt

Brett Hanson

Maria Bello

Maria Bello

May

Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart

Martine

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne

Gordy

Kaori Momoi

Kaori Momoi

Motel Owner

Emanuel Cohn

Emanuel Cohn

Doctor Leonard

N

Nurith Cohn

Female Nurse

Veronica Russell

Veronica Russell

Warden Genaro

Grover Coulson

Grover Coulson

Farnsworth

L

Lisha Brock

Waitress

Themes & Keywords

remake

About The Yellow Handkerchief

The Yellow Handkerchief is a drama, romance film released in 2009 exploring themes of remake. Directed by Udayan Prasad, it stars William Hurt, Maria Bello, Kristen Stewart. A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness.

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