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Herod's Law
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Trailer
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Where to watch
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Synopsis
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.
- Directed by
- Luis Estrada
Cast
Damián Alcázar
Juan Vargas
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
López
Salvador Sánchez
Pek
Isela Vega
Doña Lupe
Juan Carlos Colombo
Ramírez
Delia Casanova
Rosa
Leticia Huijara
Gloria
Alex Cox
Gringo
Guillermo Gil
Cura
Eduardo López Rojas
Doctor
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Gobernador
Miguel Ángel Fuentes
Pancho
Noemí García
Secretaria
Luis de Icaza
Alcalde Alfredo García
Manuel Ojeda
Cantinero
Jesús Ochoa
Nuevo Alcalde
Details
- Released
- November 9, 1999
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- ES
- Original title
- La ley de Herodes
- Country
- Mexico
- Box office
- $52,000
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