Herod's Law (1999)

movie · 123 min · 7.7/10

Streaming in Sweden on Netflix.

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.

Starring Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Isela Vega, Salvador Sánchez, Juan Carlos Colombo, Delia Casanova, Leticia Huijara, Alex Cox.

Drama · Comedy · Crime · Mystery

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