63%User score 63 percent
The Yellow Handkerchief
2009 · Drama · Romance
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The search for true love begins outside the box.
Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the advice of a doctor, his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion.
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CinemaSerf
July 31, 2026
"Lars" (Ryan Gosling) is a shy and geeky lad who lives adjacent to his much more outgoing brother "Gus" (Paul Schneider) and his wife "Karin" (Emily Mortimer). He dresses like a gent twice his age, sports a slightly creepy looking moustache and has never had a girlfriend. Well imagine everyone's surprise when he arrives home with a woman. A woman for whom latex isn't just a turn on, it's actually her skin. Clearly th…
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