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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
When a patrolman in a US border town mistakenly kills a Mexican illegal immigrant, he buries him in the desert. Then the dead man's friend finds out. With Tommy Lee Jones.
When a rookie patrolman in a US border town mistakenly kills the Mexican illegal immigrant Melquiades Estrada, he hastily buries him in the desert. When the body is found, Estrada's friend Pete Perkins kidnaps the patrolman and takes him with him on a journey across the border, to bury the body in his home town.
Last on
Sun 5 Feb 2012
00:55
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Wales
Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Pete Perkins | Tommy Lee Jones |
Mike Norton | Barry Pepper |
Melquiades Estrada | Julio Cedillo |
Belmont | Dwight Yoakam |
Lou Ann Norton | January Jones |
Rachel | Melissa Leo |
Old Man with Radio | Levon Helm |
Captain Gomez | Mel Rodriguez |
Mariana | Vanessa Bauche |
Manuel | Irineo Alvarez |
Director | Tommy Lee Jones |
Producer | Michael Fitzgerald |
Producer | Tommy Lee Jones |
Writer | Guillermo Arriaga |
Broadcasts
- Sat 16 Feb 2008 21:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two England, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Northern Ireland & Scotland only
- Sun 21 Mar 2010 23:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two England, Wales & Northern Ireland only
- Sun 21 Mar 2010 23:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Scotland
- Sat 4 Feb 2012 23:55ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Scotland, Northern Ireland & England only
- Sun 5 Feb 2012 00:55ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Wales