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The Yellow Handkerchief

The Yellow Handkerchief

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The Yellow Handkerchief

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

2009

1h 42m

6.3(166 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

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

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Nurith Cohn

Female Nurse

Veronica Russell

Veronica Russell

Warden Genaro

Grover Coulson

Grover Coulson

Farnsworth

Lisha Brock

Waitress

Creative team

Directed by: Udayan Prasad
Written by: Erin Dignam
Pete Hamill
Produced by: Arthur Cohn
Beau Marks

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