Herod's Law
Herod's Law

Herod's Law

7.8

19992h 3min

Director: Luis Estrada

Style

Darkness
70%
Humor
68%
Bleakness
65%

Storyline

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.