The three burials of Melquiades Estrada, Sony Pictures Classics ; Europa Corp. ; The Javelina Film Company ; produced by Michael Fitzgerald, Tommy Lee Jones ; written by Guillermo Arriaga ; directed by Tommy Lee Jones
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The three burials of Melquiades Estrada, Sony Pictures Classics ; Europa Corp. ; The Javelina Film Company ; produced by Michael Fitzgerald, Tommy Lee Jones ; written by Guillermo Arriaga ; directed by Tommy Lee Jones
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: R; for language, violence and sexuality
Main title
The three burials of Melquiades Estrada
Responsibility statement
Sony Pictures Classics ; Europa Corp. ; The Javelina Film Company ; produced by Michael Fitzgerald, Tommy Lee Jones ; written by Guillermo Arriaga ; directed by Tommy Lee Jones
Runtime
121
Summary
Needing to keep his honor-bound commitment, Texas ranch foreman Pete returns the body of illegal Mexican immigrant ranch-hand Melquiades Estrada to his preferred resting place in the Mexican wilderness. Estrada had been accidentally shot by Mike, a newly-arrived U.S. border patrolman. Pete forces Mike to participate in his cross-country ritual of duty - a voyage filled with revenge and redemption that will change both men forever - and bring some semblance of meaning to the senseless death of Pete's good friend
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
3 burials of Melquiades Estrada
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