La Ley de Herodes is a hilarious, outrageous satire set in a tiny Mexican town in 1949. Damián Alcázar stars as Juan Vargas, a junkyard operator is recruited as a temporary mayor following the demise of the latest corrupt town leader. At first, Vargas is the ideal politician: he’s honest, desperate and not terribly ambitious – or so it seems. But eventually, Vargas gives in to overwhelming temptation, bribery, and even violence in this brilliant, tongue-in-cheek story about government treachery.
Type: Feature FilmLength: 122 minutes
Year: 1999
Audio Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Themes: Comedy, Drama, History, Mexico, Politics/Human Rights, Social Issues
Director(s): Luis Estrada
