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Herod's Law

8.0/10
TMDB215 votes
1999Original: Spanish123 min

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.

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Drama
Cast: Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Salvador Sánchez, Isela Vega, Juan Carlos Colombo

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Herod's Law (1999) is a film in the comedy, crime, mystery, drama genres. Directed by Luis Estrada. The cast includes Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Salvador Sánchez, Isela Vega.

Released
1999-11-09
Original language
Spanish
Runtime
123 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Mexico
Production companies
Bandidos Films, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Alta Vista Film Production, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad
Directors
Luis Estrada
Writers
Fernando Javier León Rodríguez, Jaime Sampietro, Luis Estrada, Vicente Leñero

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What is Herod's Law about?

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.

Who stars in Herod's Law?

Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Salvador Sánchez, Isela Vega, Juan Carlos Colombo, Delia Casanova. See the cast cards above for character names.

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