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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

When a patrolman in a US border town mistakenly kills a Mexican illegal immigrant, he buries him in the desert. Then the dead man's friend finds out. With Tommy Lee Jones.

When a rookie patrolman in a US border town mistakenly kills the Mexican illegal immigrant Melquiades Estrada, he hastily buries him in the desert. When the body is found, Estrada's friend Pete Perkins kidnaps the patrolman and takes him with him on a journey across the border, to bury the body in his home town.

2 hours

Last on

Sun 5 Feb 201200:55
BBC Two Wales

Credits

Pete PerkinsTommy Lee Jones
Mike NortonBarry Pepper
Melquiades EstradaJulio Cedillo
BelmontDwight Yoakam
Lou Ann NortonJanuary Jones
RachelMelissa Leo
Old Man with RadioLevon Helm
Captain GomezMel Rodriguez
MarianaVanessa Bauche
ManuelIrineo Alvarez
DirectorTommy Lee Jones
ProducerMichael Fitzgerald
ProducerTommy Lee Jones
WriterGuillermo Arriaga

Broadcasts

  • Sat 16 Feb 200821:30
    BBC Two England, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Northern Ireland & Scotland only
  • Sun 21 Mar 201023:00
    BBC Two England, Wales & Northern Ireland only
  • Sun 21 Mar 201023:30
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sat 4 Feb 201223:55
    BBC Two Scotland, Northern Ireland & England only
  • Sun 5 Feb 201200:55
    BBC Two Wales