No One Writes to the Colonel

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-06-02

Languages:

Spanish

Countries:

Mexico, France, Spain

Runtime:

118 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (821 Reviews)

Director:

Arturo Ripstein

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Fernando Lujèn Marisa Paredes Salma Hayek Rafael Inclèn

Writer:

Paz Alicia Garciadiego

Gabriel Garcèa Mèrquez (novel)

Fullplot:

Every Friday, the Colonel puts on his only suit and goes to the dock to await a letter announcing the arrival of his pension. But the townsfolk all know that this pension will never come. His wife also knows it, and even he knows it. But he is still waiting, living with the pain of the death of his son.

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