The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton (Barry Pepper) wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins (Tommy Lee Jones), the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada (Julio Cesar Cedillo), in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada's corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico. As Estrada's body begins to rot, Norton begins to unravel, but Perkins remains determined to honor his vow.
Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Western
The Javelina Film Company, EuropaCorp
Tommy Lee Jones as Pete Perkins, Barry Pepper as Mike Norton, Dwight Yoakam as Belmont, January Jones as Lou Ann Norton, Melissa Leo as Rachel, Julio Cedillo as Melquiades Estrada, Levon Helm as Old Man with Radio, Mel Rodriguez as Captain Gomez, Cecilia Suárez as Rosa, Ignacio Guadalupe as Lucio, Vanessa Bauche as Mariana, Irineo Alvarez as Manuel, Guillermo Arriaga as Juan, Josh Berry as Border Patrolman, Rodger Boyce as Salesman, Sonny Carl Davis as Kruger