The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Nov 17, 2005

2h 1m

★ 7.0

Nobody is beyond redemption.

Overview

When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada, in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada's corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico.

Genres

Adventure

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Western

Production Companies

EuropaCorp

The Javelina Film Company

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Cast

Pete Perkins

Tommy Lee Jones

Mike Norton

Barry Pepper

Sheriff Frank Belmont

Dwight Yoakam

Lou Ann Norton

January Jones

Rachel

Melissa Leo

Melquiades Estrada

Julio Cesar Cedillo

Old Man with Radio

Levon Helm

Captain Gomez

Mel Rodriguez

Rosa

Cecilia Suárez

Lucio

Ignacio Guadalupe

Mariana

Vanessa Bauche

Manuel

Irineo Alvarez

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