Ley de Herodes, La 1999

Name: Ley de Herodes, La
Released: 1999-11-09
Cast: Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Isela Vega, Salvador Sánchez, Juan Carlos Colombo

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.

Directed by:	Luis Estrada
Written by:	Luis Estrada & Vicente Leñero & Jaime Sampietro & Fernando Javier León Rodríguez
Release date:	1999-11-09
Runtime:	123 minutes
Tagline:	Why don't they want you to see it?
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