Herod's Law

(1999)

★ 8 IMDb · 211 votes

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Drama

Year: 1999

Runtime: 123 мин

Country: Mexico

Director: Luis Estrada

Cast: Дамиан Алькасар, Педро Армендарис мл., Salvador Sánchez, Isela Vega, Хуан Карлос Коломбо, Delia Casanova, Leticia Huijara, Alex Cox, Guillermo Gil, Eduardo López Rojas

Plot

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.