Herod's Law
Summary
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.
~ Why don't they want you to see it?Luis Estrada
Director
Vicente Leñero
Screenplay
Jaime Sampietro
Screenplay
Fernando Javier León Rodríguez
Screenplay
Belongs To Collection Pentalogy Of Mexico By Luis Estrada
Original NameLa ley de Herodes (Herod's Law)
StatusReleased: 25 years ago
November 9, 1999
LanguageEspañol
Spoken LanguagesEspañol
Budget-
Revenue$52.0K
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