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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
"Nobody is beyond redemption."
2005 • 2h 1m • ★ 7.0 (630 votes) Released
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.
Director
Tommy Lee Jones
Screenplay
Guillermo Arriaga
Rating
7.0
Runtime
121 min
Budget
$15.0M
Revenue
$12.0M
Profit/Loss
-3.0M
Production
EuropaCorp The Javelina Film Company
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Keywords
mexicotexasillegal immigrationborder patrolusa–mexico borderpromisecorpsedesertneo-westerncoyote
