The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

  • 2005
  • 121 min
  • Adventure, Crime, Drama
  • 77/100

Storyline

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.

5 wins & 9 nominations

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