The Mayor (2012)

The film tells the story of Mauricio Fernandez, mayor of the wealthiest municipality in Latin America, located in the North of Mexico. He presents himself as a polemical figure who takes justice into his own hands in order to "clean" his municipality of the drug cartels' presence. Mauricio is a key character to better understand the present situation in Mexico and through the unusual views of this politician, the audience will be a privileged witnesses of an scenario where political tasks and excessive violence mingle with one another.

Released

2012-08-18

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

81 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Emiliano Altuna, Diego Enrique Osorno, Carlos Rossini

TMDB rating

6.4/10 from 5 votes