In the 1940s, a small Mexican town has seen its last three mayors assassinated in rapid succession. A naive janitor is recruited to become the new mayor, and he believes he will modernize the little town and usher in a reign of peace. But the system corrupts him very quickly, and he takes to abusing his power while associating with an unscrupulous assortment of opportunists, hypocrites and criminals.
Title | Herod's Law |
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Year | 1999 |
Genre | Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Drama |
Country | Mexico |
Studio | Bandidos Films, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Alta Vista Film Production, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad |
Cast | Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Isela Vega, Salvador Sánchez, Juan Carlos Colombo, Delia Casanova |
Crew | Luis Estrada (Director), Jaime Sampietro (Screenplay), Vicente Leñero (Screenplay), Fernando Javier León Rodríguez (Screenplay), Luis Estrada (Screenplay), María Estela Fernández (Costume Designer) |
Keyword | corruption, political party, politics, mayor, 1940s |
Release | Nov 09, 1999 |
Runtime | 123 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.90 / 10 by 176 users |