Tommy Lee Jones makes an impressive big-screen directorial debut with this moving and provocative contemporary Western. Jones also stars as a Texas rancher who keeps a promise to a gunned-down cowboy who asked to be buried in his native Mexico. To that end, he kidnaps the border cop who shot the man and treks South to the dead man’s final resting place. Barry Pepper, January Jones, Melissa Leo, Julio Cesar Cedillo, Dwight Yoakam, Levon Helm, Vanessa Bauche., A Texas farmer is determined to see that a murdered cowboy is buried in his native Mexico., 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., Ranch hand Pete Perkins looks to fulfil the promise to his recently deceased best friend by burying him in his hometown in Mexico., Ranch hand Pete Perkins looks to fulfill the promise to his recently deceased best friend by burying him in his hometown in Mexico. The film won awards for Best Actor and Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for several Independent Spirit Awards., 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, TX, 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 sheriff Belmont (Dwight Yoakam). Soon after Pete hires Mexican illegal Melquiades Estrada (Julio César 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 has 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., A man is shot a buried in the desert of West Texas before it is found and reburied in Van Horn’s Cemetery. Perkins, a ranch hand, though has a promise to keep; to bury his friend in Mexico.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada ” ?
A: The main cast includes Tommy Lee Jones,Barry Pepper,Julio Cedillo,Julio Cesar Cedillo,Dwight Yoakam,January Jones,Melissa Leo,Vanessa Bauche,Levon Helm,Ignacio Guadalupe,Cecilia Suárez,Guillermo Arriaga,Josh Berry,Rodger Boyce,René Campero,Sonny Carl Davis,Montserrat de León,Jesse De Luna,Richard Dillard,Sean Hennigan,Karen Jones,Victoria Jones,Terry Parks,Hugo Pérez,Charles Sanders,Brent Smiga,Spike Spencer,Angelina C. Torres,Barry Tubb,Maya Zapata,Héctor Ortega,Roberto Silvi,Richard Snell,Jeff Knipp,Jo Edna Boldin,Mark Weingarten,Jeanne McCarthy,Manuel Teil,Guillermo Arriaga,Chris Menges,Merideth Boswell,Al Laverde,Pete Anthony,David Bach,Dominique Hennequin.
Q: When Did the “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada” Released?
A: The Movie “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada” originally aired on 2005-11-30 and released in the year of 2005.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada” ?
A: “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
