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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)

Drama
Rated R
121 min.
Release Date
December 14, 2005 (LA/NY)
February 3, 2006 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
June 6, 2006 (Buy on Amazon)
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Running Time
121 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated R for language, violence and sexuality

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.... Full synopsis »

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