No One Writes to the Colonel

19991h 58min

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.

Storyline

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.

Released
June 2, 1999
Runtime
1h 58min
Genre
Language
Spanish
Production
Producciones Amaranta, Gardenia Producciones, Tornasol Media, DMVB Films, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Tabasco Films, Universidad Veracruzana, Ventanarosa, Canal+, Lotería Nacional para la Asistencia Pública, Fundación del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, TVE, Canal+ España