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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.

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Tommy Lee Jones
Pete Perkins
Barry Pepper
Mike Norton
Dwight Yoakam
Belmont

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Awards

  • 2005 - Best Actor - - winner
  • 2005 - Best Screenplay - - winner
  • 2005 - Palme d'Or - - nominated
  • 2006 - Independent Spirit Award - Best Feature - nominated

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