Herod's Law (1999)

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.

Released

1999-11-09

Genres

Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Drama

Runtime

123 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Fernando Javier León Rodríguez, Luis Estrada, Jaime Sampietro, Luis Estrada

TMDB rating

8.0/10 from 214 votes