(La ley de Herodes)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Mexico

Genres:

Comedy,

Crime,

Mystery,

Drama

Runtime:

123 minutes

Year:

1999

Directors:

Luis Estrada

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Production companies:

Bandidos Films,

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía,

Alta Vista Film Production,

Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad

Actors:

Juan Vargas

López

Doña Lupe

Pek

Ramírez

Crews:

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