Damián Alcázar
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Herod's Law (original Spanish title La ley de Herodes) is a 1999 Mexican satirical black comedy political film, directed by Luis Estrada and produced by Bandidos Films; it is a caricature of corruption in Mexico and the long-ruling PRI party (notably the first Mexican film to criticize the PRI explicitly by name, which caused some controversy ...
Feb 18, 2000 · Herod's Law: Directed by Luis Estrada. With Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Delia Casanova, Juan Carlos Colombo. A naive man appointed as an acting mayor of a small town turns into a corrupt politician capable of anything to stay in power.
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- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Luis Estrada
- 2000-02-18
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Jul 11, 2003 · Juan Vargas, a loyal party member, becomes the mayor of San Pedro, a small town plagued by violence, disease and prostitution. He soon succumbs to the temptations of power and money, and his wife has an affair with an American visitor.
Herod's despotic rule has been demonstrated by many of his security measures aimed at suppressing the contempt his people, especially Jews, had towards him. For instance, it has been suggested that Herod used secret police to monitor and report the feelings of the general populace toward him.
Set around the period of 1940s, "Herod's Law" is a vintage satire of small town corruption. It also draws upon Shakespeare's "Macbeth" for a character driven by ambition to gain power and fortune, seizing on every opportunity for kickbacks in his position of mayor of the village.
1999. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Read More. It's the 1940s and Juan Vargas is just a minor member of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), who finds himself elected the mayor of a small village.
Jun 13, 2003 · A bracingly sarcastic political comedy -- it opens on a bound copy of Mexico's Constitution, stuffed with cash -- possessed of a baleful satiric eye for hypocrisy and greed, a delicious anti-clerical bent, and pitch-perfect comic timing. Read More. By John Patterson FULL REVIEW.
