Herod's Law
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.
R
HD
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
1999
120 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Herod's Law
- Duration : 120 min
- Languages : Spanish
- Writers : Luis Estrada (screenplay), Luis Estrada (story), Vicente Leèero (screenplay), Fernando Javier Leèn Rodrèguez (screenplay), Jaime Sampietro (screenplay), Jaime Sampietro (story)
- Directors : Luis Estrada min
- Imdb : 8.1 (3074 votes)
- Tomatoes : 4 (2196 votes)
- Actors : Damièn Alcèzar, Pedro Armendèriz Jr., Delia Casanova, Juan Carlos Colombo
Movie Storyline
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.