Herod's Law

Herod's Law

Comedy • 1999 • 2 hr 3 min

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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.

Starring

Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Isela Vega, Salvador Sánchez, Juan Carlos Colombo

Directed By

Written By

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

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Genre

Comedy Crime Mystery Drama Foreign

Release Date

June 13, 2003

User Reviews

Good satirical movie worth watching atleast once if not more

brutal mezcla de humor negro y drama. Parece la clásica crítica crítica al gobierno que sataniza al político, pero sabe tomarte desprevenido

Great, tragic and also comic movie about how power corrupt, no matter what is your background

Pablo Tamariz Carrera

Mixing comedy and social awarness is something so difficult only geniuses can achieve. This movie is the perfect example of it.

A good satire of what politics in Latin America are

Alan John Gerstle

I studied in Mexico D.F. for 6 months. Film is accurate in a satirical way, but it is one long joke about corruption, which grows tiresome.

Película muy lenta, muestra la realidad mexicana, pero se llega a quedar a medias.

Una excelente película con una visión realista de la corrupción en México. Buen desarrollo, con toques de comedia y una increíble conclusión

A biting film about political corruption and bribery in the Mexican government with some elements of comedy. A must see.

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7.0 – Based on 81 ratings

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