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Herod's Law (1999)

Herod's Law (1999)

La ley de Herodes
123 minutes ES Comedy , Crime , Mystery , Drama
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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.
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