Herod's Law
Herod's Law
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.
Country: MX
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Drama
Release: 1999-11-09
Director: Luis Estrada
Production: Bandidos Films, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Alta Vista Film Production, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad
Cast: Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Salvador Sánchez, Isela Vega, Juan Carlos Colombo
Tagline: Why don't they want you to see it?
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