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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada( 2005)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Tommy Lee Jones

      Pete Perkins

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      Barry Pepper

      Mike Norton

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      Dwight Yoakam

      Sheriff Frank Belmont

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      January Jones

      Lou Ann Norton

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      Melissa Leo

      Rachel

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      Julio Cesar Cedillo

      Melquiades Estrada

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      Levon Helm

      Old Man with Radio

    8. cast image

      Mel Rodriguez

      Captain Gomez

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      Cecilia Suárez

      Rosa

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      Ignacio Guadalupe

      Lucio

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      Vanessa Bauche

      Mariana

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      Irineo Alvarez

      Manuel

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      Guillermo Arriaga

      Juan

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      Josh Berry

      Border Patrolman

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      Rodger Boyce

      Salesman

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      Sonny Carl Davis

      Kruger

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      Richard Andrew Jones

      Bob

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      Sean Hennigan

      Chuck

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      Terry Dale Parks

      Neil

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      Brent Smiga

      Deputy Antonio

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      Gustavo Sánchez Parra

      Tomas

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      Diana Chavez

      Woman

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      Maya Zapata

      El Tostón Woman #1

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    15000000.00

    Revenue

    12036149.00

    Keywords

    • mexico
    • texas
    • illegal immigration
    • border patrol
    • usa–mexico border
    • promise
    • corpse
    • desert
    • neo-western
    • coyote