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Quick Info

Rating

7.9/10

Release1999

Runtime2h 3m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

Revenue$52,000

Production

Bandidos Films

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía

Alta Vista Film Production

Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad

Movie

Herod's Law

1999

2h 3m

7.9

Comedy

Crime

Mystery

Drama

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.

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