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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2006)

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
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Certificate : R
Genre(s) : Adventure , Crime , Drama
Director(s) : Tommy Lee Jones
Cast : Rodger Boyce, Sonny Carl Davis, Levon Helm, Tommy Lee Jones, Melissa Leo
Description : Veteran screen star Tommy Lee Jones makes his directorial debut with the fractured tale of murder and injustice on the U.S.-Mexico border scripted by Amores perros and 21 Grams screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga. Mike Norton (Barry Pepper) is a fresh-faced Border Patrol officer in Cibolo County, Texas whose dedication to his new job leaves his lonely wife Lou Ann (January Jones) with little to do but spend her days at the local diner, where she strikes up a friendship with waitress Rachel (Melissa Leo). Despite her own status as a married woman, Rachel is unfulfilled in her marriage and is intimately involved with both rugged rancher Pete Perkins (Tommy Lee Jones) and local Sherrif Belmont (Dwight Yoakam). Soon after Pete hires Mexican illegal Melquiades Estrada (Julio Cesar Cedillo) as a ranch hand, the growing bond between the pair is suddenly shattered when, in a moment of panic on a routine patrol, Mike hastily guns down the innocent Melquaides. When an enraged Pete learns that Mike had unceremoniously buried the illegal immigrant in an unmarked desert grave and local authorities opt to overlook the case, he kidnaps the crooked lawman and sets out to ensure that justice is served with or without the involvement of the local police force.

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    Running Time : 121 mins
    Released : 06/06/2006
    Screen Format : 1.66:1
    Sound formats : Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
    Subtitles : French, Spanish, English
    Languages : English, Spanish

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