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Herod's Law

Name: Herod's Law
Genre: Comedia, Crimen, Misterio, Drama
Released: 1999-11-09
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Salvador Sánchez, Isela Vega, Juan Carlos Colombo

La ley de Herodes

R 1999 2 h 03 min

Comedy Crime Mystery Drama

80%

Audience score215 votes on TMDB

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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.

Screenplay: Luis Estrada
Screenplay: Vicente Leñero
Director: Luis Estrada
Screenplay: Jaime Sampietro
Status: Released
Release date: 09/11/1999
Original language: Spanish
Box office: US$ 0 M