Herod's Law

Name: Herod's Law
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Released: 2000-02-18
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 8.00
Cast: Delia Casanova, Juan Carlos Colombo, Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

– Mexico, 1949. The fable of a janitor turned Mayor on a little town lost in the Mexican desert, who g..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

8.00 / 10

Duration:

2 Hours

Release Year:

1999

Original Name:

La ley de Herodes

Herod's Law (1999) - Also known as La ley de Herodes

Mexico, 1949. The fable of a janitor turned Mayor on a little town lost in the Mexican desert, who gradually realizes how far his new acquainted power and corruption can get him.

Styles:

Interesting, Funny, Talky, Satirical, Biting, Semi Serious, Witty, Clever, Humorous, Realistic

Story Timeline:

1940s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

Mexico

Filming Locations:

Latin America, Mexico

Genre:

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Herod's Law (1999) - Trailer

Release Date:

18 Feb 2000

Language:

Spanish

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Directed by:

Luis Estrada

Story Written By:

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

Main Actors:

Delia Casanova, Juan Carlos Colombo, Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Plot:

After the corrupt former Mayor is killed by the peasants, poor janitor Juan Vargas is appointed new Mayor of a desert town in central Mexico. Although he tries to bring the motto of the ruling party to town (modernity, peace and progress) he realizes soon that there's nothing to do against corruption... except to become corrupt. Step by step, helped by his pistol, Juan Vargas becomes the law and the worst Major in the town's history.

Awards:

20 wins & 8 nominations.

Production Company:

Venevision International Films

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

8.1/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

68%

Metacritic:

64%