No One Writes to the Colonel

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1999 · 118 min · NR · Drama · TMDB 5.7/10

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.

Directed by Arturo Ripstein

Cast

• Fernando Luján — El coronel
• Marisa Paredes — Lola
• Salma Hayek Pinault — Julia
• Rafael Inclán — Padre Ángel
• Ernesto Yáñez — Don Sabas