No One Writes to the Colonel

No One Writes to the Colonel

118 mins | Drama | June 2, 1999

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.

No One Writes to the Colonel

118 mins | Drama | June 2, 1999

No One Writes to the Colonel
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Canal+, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Ventanarosa Productions, TVE, Tabasco films, Tornasol Films, Canal+ España, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad, DMVB Films, Producciones Amaranta, Universidad Veracruzana, Lotería Nacional para la Asistencia Pública, Gardenia Producciones, Fundación del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano
Original title El coronel no tiene quien le escriba
Directors Mariana Gironella, Mayra Segura, Hugo Gutiérrez, Nela Fernández, Arturo Ripstein
Writers Paz Alicia Garciadiego, Gabriel García Márquez

Cast

Fernando Luján

as El coronel

Marisa Paredes

as Lola

Rafael Inclán

as Padre Ángel

Ernesto Yáñez

as Don Sabas

Esteban Soberanes

as Germán

Odiseo Bichir

as Dr. Pardo

Julián Pastor

as Lugones

Eugenio Lobo

as Álvaro