Herod's Law
Herod's Law

Herod's Law

1999-11-09| 123 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

ComedyCrimeMysteryDrama

Cast

Damián Alcázar

Damián Alcázar

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Isela Vega

Isela Vega

Salvador Sánchez

Salvador Sánchez

Juan Carlos Colombo

Juan Carlos Colombo

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