The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Summary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tommy Lee Jones
Genres: Western
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Veteran screen star Tommy_Lee_Jones makes his directorial debut with the fractured tale of murder and injustice on the U.S.-Mexico border scripted by Amores_Perros and 21_Grams screenwriter Guillermo_Arriaga. Mike Norton (Barry_Pepper) is a fresh-faced Border Patrol officer in Cibolo County, TX, whose dedication to his new job leaves his lonely wife, Lou Ann (January_Jones), with little to do but spend her days at the local diner, where she strikes up a friendship with waitress Rachel (Melissa_Leo). Despite her own status as a married woman, Rachel is unfulfilled in her marriage and is intimately involved with both rugged rancher Pete Perkins (Tommy_Lee_Jones) and local sheriff Belmont (Dwight_Yoakam). Soon after Pete hires Mexican illegal Melquiades Estrada (Julio C
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