The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Nobody is beyond redemption.

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Adventure
Drama
Crime
Western
Mystery

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.

Keywords

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

Details

Status: Released
Release date: November 17, 2005
Original language: English
Spoken languages: english, spanish
Countries: United States of America, France
Production: EuropaCorp,The Javelina Film Company,EuropaCorp, The Javelina Film Company
Budget: $15,000,000
Revenue: $12,036,149
IMDb: tt0419294