A road movie, a tale of second chances, and an opportunity for William Hurt and Kristen Stewart to try out their Southern drawls, The Yellow Handkerchief is a surprisingly moving drama - a throwback to the small, character-driven indies of yesteryear. And since the characters are driving - from a two-bit Louisiana bayou town to New Orleans - character-driven seems particularly apt.
Adapted from a Pete Hamill short story and directed by Udayan Prasad (My Son the Fanatic), The Yellow Handkerchief finds Hurt working against type: a blue-collar oil rigger by the name of Brett Hanson, just released from jail, where he did time for a crime that won't be revealed until later on, in a series of flashbacks.
