Released:
1999-06-02

Overview:
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.

Director:
Arturo Ripstein

Runtime:
1h 58min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Fernando Luján
  as
  El coronel
• 
  Marisa Paredes
  as
  Lola
• 
  Salma Hayek Pinault
  as
  Julia
• 
  Rafael Inclán
  as
  Padre Ángel
• 
  Ernesto Yáñez
  as
  Don Sabas