FILM

Three Burials (a.k.a. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada)

A ranchhand takes the body of his friend and the border patrol officer who shot him on a journey to his friend's hometown in Mexico, where he hopes to bury his body.

Three Burials (a.k.a. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada)
Released:
May 20, 2005

Cast:

Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Julio Cedillo

Director:
Tommy Lee Jones

Producer:
Luc Besson, Michael Fitzgerald, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam

Written by:
Guillermo Arriaga

Distributor:
Sony Pictures Classics

Budget:
$15,000,000

Box Office:
$5,023,275 (USA)

Awards:

Cannes Film Festival - Best Actor (Tommy Lee Jones)
Cannes Film Festival - Best Screenplay (Guillermo Arriaga)



Metacritic Score:
77

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
85%