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The Yellow Handkerchief

  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
9K
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The Yellow Handkerchief (2008)
A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness.
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A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness.A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness.A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness.

  • Director
    • Udayan Prasad
  • Writers
    • Pete Hamill
    • Erin Dignam
  • Stars
    • William Hurt
    • Maria Bello
    • Kristen Stewart
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Udayan Prasad
    • Writers
      • Pete Hamill
      • Erin Dignam
    • Stars
      • William Hurt
      • Maria Bello
      • Kristen Stewart
    • 49User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro

    • Videos15

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    Top cast36

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    William Hurt
    William Hurt
    • Brett
    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
    • (as Emanuel K. Cohn)
    Nurith Cohn
    • Female Nurse
    Veronica Russell
    • Pregnant Warden
    Grover Coulson
    Grover Coulson
    • Farnsworth
    Lisha Brock
    Lisha Brock
    • Waitress
    Lucy Faust
    Lucy Faust
    • Snotty Girl
    • (as Lucy Adair Faust)
    John Gregory Willard
    John Gregory Willard
    • Blonde
    Rebecca Newman
    • Ilene
    Ross Britz
    Ross Britz
    • Friend
    Marshall Cain
    • Ferry Driver
    Aimée Spring Fortier
    • Teenage Mother
    • (as Aimee Fortier)
    Ross Francis
    • Boyfriend
    Douglas M. Griffin
    Douglas M. Griffin
    • Policeman
    • Director
      • Udayan Prasad
    • Writers
      • Pete Hamill
      • Erin Dignam
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      To prepare for the role, William Hurt spent a night in Louisiana State Penitentiary - better known as Angola.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the movie, after Brett enters the shop he request a beer. The woman brings him the beverage she pour into the glass and leaves the bottle on the table. A few shots later the bottle disappears.
    • Quotes

      Gordy: This is your fate, you got to play this out to the end. Otherwise, you're going to walk around a ghost for the rest of your life.

    • Connections
      Remake of The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
    • Soundtracks
      Black Bayou
      Performed by Ida Guillory and Al Rapone
      Written by Al Rapone (as Albert J. Lewis)
      Published by Neil Music Corp. and LaBonne Musique, administered by Neil Music Corp.
      Courtesy of GNP Crescendo Records
      By arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group

    User reviews49

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    8/10

    A truly fine film

    This film rewards you....it is worth every moment of your watching time. The beauty of its title, the sweetness and affirming image of a yellow handkerchief...like a yellow ribbon is about waiting,welcome and coming home. The Yellow Handkerchief is a road trip movie. It is a quiet, quirky ride around the roads of Louisiana. It plays like real people who make real reconciliations and whose lives keep us captured and moving and flowing forward. William Hurt gives a performance of a supreme subtlety and beauty. Kristen Stewart, Eddie Redmayne and Maria Bello breath life into their characters. It is so rare to find such a sensitive cast that really click...a great ensemble piece ...all with a quiet nobility. Watch it.
    • phyllisknox
    • Jul 9, 2013
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 19, 2009 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Noran Sonsoogeon
    • Filming locations
      • Abita Springs, Louisiana, USA
    • Production company
      • Arthur Cohn Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $318,623
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $37,296
      • Feb 28, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $318,623
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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