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.
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
“Nobody is beyond redemption.”
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.
Director
Tommy Lee Jones
Budget
15.0M
Revenue
12.0M
Status
Released
Production
EuropaCorp, The Javelina Film Company
Cast
Tommy Lee Jones
Pete Perkins
Barry Pepper
Mike Norton
Dwight Yoakam
Sheriff Frank Belmont
January Jones
Lou Ann Norton
Melissa Leo
Rachel
Julio Cesar Cedillo
Melquiades Estrada
Levon Helm
Old Man with Radio
Mel Rodriguez
Captain Gomez
Cecilia Suárez
Rosa
Ignacio Guadalupe
Lucio
Vanessa Bauche
Mariana
Irineo Alvarez
Manuel
Guillermo Arriaga
Juan
Josh Berry
Border Patrolman
Rodger Boyce
Salesman
Sonny Carl Davis
Kruger
Richard Andrew Jones
Bob
Sean Hennigan
Chuck
Terry Dale Parks
Neil
Brent Smiga
Deputy Antonio
Gustavo Sánchez Parra
Tomas
Diana Chavez
Woman
Maya Zapata
El Tostón Woman #1
Victoria Jones
Immigrant Girl
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