# The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)

> A ranch foreman drags a captive border agent and a dead friend's body across the desert to force an unjust killing into moral reckoning.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3932

## Facts

- Runtime: 121 min
- Genres: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Western
- Director: Tommy Lee Jones
- Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Dwight Yoakam, January Jones, Melissa Leo, Julio Cesar Cedillo, Levon Helm, Mel Rodriguez
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419294/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: austere, mournful, tense, serious film night, western double feature

## Synopsis

A gripping journey across the border reveals the depths of loyalty and the quest for justice.

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