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In “The Yellow Handkerchief,” a chance encounter unites three unlikely people on a road trip that promises to change their lives forever. As they journey through the South, Brett Hanson’s (William Hurt) tragic past is revealed through a series of haunting flashbacks, while the younger couple falls in love.