The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

A man is shot and quickly buried in the high desert of west Texas. The body is found and reburied in Van Horn's town cemetery. Pete Perkins, a local ranch foreman kidnaps a Border Patrolman and forces him to disinter the body. With his captive in tow and the body tied to a mule Pete undertakes a dangerous and quixotic journey into Mexico.

Rating

R

Release Year

2005

Duration

02:01

Genres

Drama, Western

Director

Tommy Jones

Cast

Barry Pepper, Dwight Yoakam, Tommy Jones