No One Writes to the Colonel (1999)

5.7/10 • 118 min • Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Fernando Luján

Marisa Paredes

Salma Hayek Pinault

Rafael Inclán

Ernesto Yáñez

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Esteban Soberanes

Patricia Reyes Spíndola

Eligio Meléndez

Odiseo Bichir

Julián Pastor

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