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Herod's Law
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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.
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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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Cast
Damián AlcázarJuan Vargas
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.López
Isela VegaDoña Lupe
Salvador SánchezPek
Juan Carlos ColomboRamírez
Delia CasanovaRosa
Leticia HuijaraGloria
Alex CoxGringoCredits
- Directed by
- Luis Estrada
- Written by
- Vicente Leñero, Luis Estrada, Jaime Sampietro, Fernando Javier León Rodríguez
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Spanish
- Original title
- La ley de Herodes
- Box office
- $52K
Production
- Bandidos Films
Instituto Mexicano de CinematografíaMexico- Alta Vista Film Production
Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de CalidadMexico
