Herod's Law - MovieDB Browser

1999 8.0 (186 votes) 2h 3m

Genres

Comedy Crime Mystery Drama

Production Companies

Bandidos Films
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Alta Vista Film Production
Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad

Herod's Law (La ley de Herodes)

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Overview

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.