No One Writes to the Colonel
1999·Movie
·1h 58min·


About
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.
Latin American Literature AdaptationExistential DramaPolitical CommentaryPoverty and WaitingMelancholy and HopeEnduring LoveSmall Town LifeStoic ProtagonistTragicomic
Actors
Crew
Directed by:
Arturo Ripstein, Nela Fernández, Mayra Segura
Written by:
Gabriel García Márquez, Paz Alicia Garciadiego
Produced by:
Gerardo Herrero, Manuel Teil, Mariela Besuievsky
Composed by:
David Mansfield, Jorge Ruiz
Sequels and Prequels
No sequels or prequels available
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