Herod's Law

Herod's Law

1999
2h 3m
7.9

7.9/10

200 votes • View on IMDb

"Why don't they want you to see it?"

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.

Status: Released

Revenue: $52,000

Language: ES

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Production Information

Production Companies
Bandidos Films Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía Alta Vista Film Production Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad
Production Countries
Mexico
Spoken Languages
Spanish

Quick Facts

Original Title La ley de Herodes
Release Date November 9, 1999
Status Released
Language ES
IMDb ID tt0221344

Cast

Damián Alcázar
Damián Alcázar

Juan Vargas

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

López

Isela Vega
Isela Vega

Doña Lupe

Salvador Sánchez
Salvador Sánchez

Pek

Juan Carlos Colombo
Juan Carlos Colombo

Ramírez

Delia Casanova
Delia Casanova

Rosa

Leticia Huijara
Leticia Huijara

Gloria

Alex Cox
Alex Cox

Gringo

Guillermo Gil
Guillermo Gil

Cura

Eduardo López Rojas
Eduardo López Rojas

Doctor

Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Gobernador

Miguel Ángel Fuentes
Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Pancho

Key Crew

Fernando Javier León Rodríguez
Screenplay
Luis Estrada
Director
Jaime Sampietro
Screenplay
Luis Estrada
Screenplay
Vicente Leñero
Screenplay
Luis Estrada
Producer
Sandra Solares
Executive Producer