Herod's Law

About Herod's Law

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.

Luis Estrada's Herod's Law is a 1999 comedy crime film. Its themes are corruption, mayor, political party, and 1940s.

Damián Alcázar appears as Juan Vargas, Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as López, Salvador Sánchez as Pek, and Isela Vega as Doña Lupe. At 123 minutes long, it arrived in November 1999.

The screenplay is by Fernando Javier León Rodríguez and Jaime Sampietro. It streams on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads in the United States.

The Shawshank Redemption, Milk, and State of Play make useful companions to Herod's Law. TMDB voters put it at 8.0 out of 10 across 214 votes.