No One Writes to the Colonel
El coronel no tiene quien le escriba
1999 · 1h 58m · Drama · Mexico, Spain · Rated TP (FR)
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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Arturo RipsteinWritten by
Paz Alicia GarciadiegoBased on the novel by
Gabriel García Márquez5.9Smart score
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