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No One Writes to the Colonel
No One Writes to the Colonel

No One Writes to the Colonel

June 2, 1999
1h 58m
Drama
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

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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Details

Director
Arturo Ripstein
Cast
Fernando Luján, Marisa Paredes, Salma Hayek Pinault, Rafael Inclán, Ernesto Yáñez, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Esteban Soberanes, Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Eligio Meléndez, Odiseo Bichir
Release Date
June 2, 1999
Production
Producciones Amaranta, Gardenia Producciones, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad, Tornasol Media, DMVB Films, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Tabasco Films, Universidad Veracruzana, Ventanarosa

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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