Herod's Law
Directed by Luis EstradaAfter 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.
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Herod's Law was released on November 9, 1999.
Herod's Law was directed by Luis Estrada.
Herod's Law has a runtime of 2h 3m.
Herod's Law was produced by Luis Estrada.
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.
The key characters in Herod's Law are Juan Vargas (Damián Alcázar), López (Pedro Armendáriz Jr.), Doña Lupe (Isela Vega).
Herod's Law is rated R.
Herod's Law is a Comedy, Crime, Drama film.
Herod's Law has an audience rating of 8.8 out of 10.
Herod's Law has made $52,000 at the box office.