The Yellow Handkerchief (2009)

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

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

• Released: 2009-11-19
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 42m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 166 votes

Directed by Udayan Prasad.

Top cast

• William Hurt as Brett Hanson
• Maria Bello as May
• Kristen Stewart as Martine
• Eddie Redmayne as Gordy
• Kaori Momoi as Motel Owner
• Emanuel Cohn as Doctor Leonard
• Nurith Cohn as Female Nurse
• Veronica Russell as Warden Genaro
• Grover Coulson as Farnsworth
• Lisha Brock as Waitress

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Yellow Handkerchief

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel, Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on The CW, Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Sky Store
• India: rent on Amazon Video

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