Herod's Law

Why don't they want you to see it?

8.01999ComedyCrimeMysteryDrama

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.

Original titleLa ley de Herodes

Release1999-11-09

Runtime123 min

StatusReleased

CountriesMexico

Original languageES

SpokenSpanish

DirectorLuis Estrada

WritersFernando Javier León Rodríguez, Jaime Sampietro, Luis Estrada, Vicente Leñero

ProductionBandidos Films, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Alta Vista Film Production, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad

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