No One Writes to the Colonel (1999)

Original title

El coronel no tiene quien le escriba

Directed by

Arturo Ripstein

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Mexico, Spain

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An old retired colonel and his wife live in poverty while waiting for his pension check that never seems to arrive. He holds onto hope despite the long and empty wait.

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What happens

No One Writes to the Colonel (Spanish: El coronel no tiene quien le escriba) is a 1999 Spanish-language film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was an international co-production between France, Spain and Mexico. It is based on the eponymous novella by Colombian author and Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez. The film was also selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 72nd Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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