The Yellow Handkerchief | |
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Directed by | Udayan Prasad |
Written by | Erin Dignam |
Based on | The Yellow Handkerchief by Yoji Yamada |
Produced by | Arthur Cohn |
Starring | William Hurt Maria Bello Kristen Stewart Eddie Redmayne |
Cinematography | Chris Menges |
Edited by | Christopher Tellefsen |
Music by | Eef Barzelay Jack Livesey |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $15.5 million[1] |
Box office | $318,623[1] |
The Yellow Handkerchief is a 2008 American independent drama film. The film is a remake of the 1977 Japanese classic of the same name The Yellow Handkerchief (幸福の黄色いハンカチ Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi, lit. The yellow handkerchief of happiness) directed by Yoji Yamada.[2]
Set in the present-day American South, The Yellow Handkerchief stars William Hurt as Brett Hanson, an ex-convict who embarks on a road trip straight out of prison. Hanson hitches a ride with two troubled teens, Martine (Kristen Stewart) and Gordy (Eddie Redmayne), traversing post-Hurricane Katrina Louisiana in an attempt to reach his ex-wife and long-lost love, May (Maria Bello). Along the way, the three reflect on their existence, struggle for acceptance, and find their way not only through Louisiana but through life.[3] Directed by Udayan Prasad and produced by Arthur Cohn, the film was shown at Sundance in 2008 and given a limited release on February 26, 2010, by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
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