The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
AroView: A stunning tale of redemption that straddles the Texas-Mexico borderline, beginning with the offhand killing of a Mexican ranch-hand (Cedillo) and then following the personal pledge of his American buddy (Tommy Lee Jones) to see him laid to rest after an epic horse trek southwards through the rugged grandeur of the Mexican hinterland.
Portraying the web of personal liaisons and professional misdeeds among the jaded police-force, pumped-up border patrol and scraggy residents on the US side of the border, scriptwriter Guillermo Arriga (AMORES PERROS) pursues his themes about the discovery of dignity and justice with masterful balance as the film telescopes out to become a quest for a remote village. Jones also displays ample skill in his debut directing effort, forging an effective atmosphere of wit, pathos, tragedy and irony, among the spectacular vistas.
Director
Languages
English, Spanish
Subtitles
English
Closed Captions [CC]
English
Countries
USA, Mexico, France
Studio
Roadshow
