The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
Nobody is beyond redemption.
2005 · R · 2h 1m · Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Genres: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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.
Director: Tommy Lee Jones
Writers: Guillermo Arriaga
Music by: Marco Beltrami
Cinematography: Chris Menges
Editor: Roberto Silvi
Box office: $12M · Budget: $15M · Rated 7/10 by 665 viewers
Cast
Tommy Lee Jones as Pete PerkinsBarry Pepper as Mike NortonDwight Yoakam as Sheriff Frank BelmontJanuary Jones as Lou Ann NortonMelissa Leo as RachelJulio Cesar Cedillo as Melquiades EstradaLevon Helm as Old Man with RadioMel Rodriguez as Captain GomezCecilia Suárez as RosaIgnacio Guadalupe as LucioVanessa Bauche as MarianaIrineo Alvarez as ManuelMore like this
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