Herod's Law (1999)
Original title: La ley de Herodes
Herod's Law is a 1999 Spanish-language comedy movie directed by Luis Estrada, with a running time of 2h 3m. It stars Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz Jr. and Isela Vega.
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.
Where to watch Herod's Law
Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Cast
- Damián Alcázar as Juan Vargas
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as López
- Isela Vega as Doña Lupe
- Salvador Sánchez as Pek
- Juan Carlos Colombo as Ramírez
- Delia Casanova as Rosa
- Leticia Huijara as Gloria
- Alex Cox as Gringo
- Guillermo Gil as Cura
- Eduardo López Rojas as Doctor
- Ernesto Gómez Cruz as Gobernador
- Miguel Ángel Fuentes as Pancho