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Herod's Law is a film of genre Drama directed by Luis Estrada released in USA on 13 june 2003 with Damián Alcázar
Herod's Law (1999)
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Add to a movie listHerod's Law (original Spanish title La ley de Herodes) is a 1999 Mexican comedy film produced by Bandidos Films; it's a political satire of corruption in Mexico and the long-ruling PRI party (notably the first Mexican film to criticize PRI explicitly by name [1] and carried some controversy and interference from the Mexican government because of it [2]). The film won the Ariel Award for Best Picture from the Mexican Academy of Film.
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After the mayor of the fictional village San Pedro de los Saguaros is lynched by angry villagers, a petty PRI party member named Juan Vargas (Damián Alcázar) is appointed temporary mayor by the state governor. At first the new mayor attempts to do good but a lack of funds cripples his efforts, and the bribe of a brothel owner sets him on the path to corruption. Seeking help from his superior, the secretary to the PRI governor, he is given a copy of the constitution of Mexico and a revolver and is told that the only law is Herod's law: literally translated: "either you get screwed or you get fucked." (O te chingas o te jodes).Actors
Damián Alcázar
(Juan Vargas)
Pedro Armendáriz (fils)
(López)
Alex Cox
(Gringo)
Delia Casanova
Isela Vega
(Doña Lupe)
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