No One Writes to the Colonel

No One Writes to the Colonel

1999 · 118 min · ES · NR · 5.0 (20 votes)
Dir. Arturo Ripstein · Starring Fernando Luján, Marisa Paredes, Salma Hayek Pinault, Rafael Inclán, Ernesto Yáñez, Daniel Giménez Cacho · Music David Mansfield
Drama

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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A quiet, devastating portrait of enduring hope against crushing reality. It's a patient, character-focused drama that lingers, exploring the quiet dignity of a man clinging to a faded dream amidst profound loss.

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