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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)

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Nobody is beyond redemption.

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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Tommy Lee Jones
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    Pete Perkins Tommy Lee Jones
  • Profile picture of Barry Pepper
    Mike Norton Barry Pepper
  • Profile picture of Dwight Yoakam
    Sheriff Frank Belmont Dwight Yoakam
  • Profile picture of January Jones
    Lou Ann Norton January Jones
  • Profile picture of Melissa Leo
    Rachel Melissa Leo
  • Profile picture of Julio Cesar Cedillo
    Melquiades Estrada Julio Cesar Cedillo
  • Profile picture of Levon Helm
    Old Man with Radio Levon Helm
  • Profile picture of Mel Rodriguez
    Captain Gomez Mel Rodriguez

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