Herod's Law

Name: Herod's Law
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1999-11-09
Duration: 2 h 3 min
Cast: Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Salvador Sánchez, Isela Vega

La ley de Herodes

1999 · 2h 3m · Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery · Mexico · Rated 15 (GB)

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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.

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Luis Estrada

Written by

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

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Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Salvador Sánchez, Isela Vega

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