Movie poster for No One Writes to the Colonel
TMDb Rating
5.3/10

26 verified votes

No One Writes to the Colonel (1999)

Drama
118 min

Plot Summary

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.

Director

Arturo Ripstein

Top Cast

Fernando LujánMarisa ParedesSalma Hayek PinaultRafael InclánErnesto Yáñez

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