Country
Mexico
Date
Nov 09, 1999
Certification
R
Note
Acapulco Film Festival
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2h 3min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Alex Cox | Gringo |
| Guillermo Gil | Cura |
| Eduardo López Rojas | Doctor |
| Ernesto Gómez Cruz | Gobernador |
| Miguel Ángel Fuentes | Pancho |
| Noemí García | Secretaria |
| Luis de Icaza | Alcalde Alfredo García |
| Manuel Ojeda | Cantinero |
| Jesús Ochoa | Nuevo Alcalde |
| José Manuel Poncelis | Filemón |
| Jorge Zárate | Tiburón |
| Evangelina Sosa | Perla |
| Eugenia Leñero | Esposa Nuevo Alcalde |
| Yari Lorenzo | Esmeralda |
| Pedro Lorza | Cadáver |
| Lucía Muñoz | Rocío |
| Gabriel Pascual | Gordo |
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| Felipe Solís | Cliente |
| Yomo Tlazotlalli | Indígena del guajolote |
| Juan Carranco | Matón |
| Maya Zapata | Chencha |
Genres
ComedyCrimeMysteryDrama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | La ley de Herodes |
| Lingua originale | Español (ES) |
| Lingue parlate | Español |
| Paesi di produzione | Mexico |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Bandidos Films, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Alta Vista Film Production, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad |
| Data di uscita | 9 novembre 1999 |
| Exec. Producer | Sandra Solares |
| Producer | Luis Estrada |
| Writer | Luis Estrada, Vicente Leñero, Jaime Sampietro, Fernando Javier León Rodríguez |
| Casting | Sandra León Becker, Claudia Becker |
| Editors | Luis Estrada, Sebastián Garza, Guadalupe Ramírez, Guillermo S. Maldonado |
| Cinematography | Norman Christianson, Martín Gaytán, Alejandro Casas, Marco Aguilar, Noé Muñoz, Rodrigo Mariña, Antonio Vargas |
| Asst. Directors | Martín Torres, Jaime Sampietro, Álvaro Curiel, Luis Estrada |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
Country
United States
Date
Jun 13, 2003
Digital
Country
Hungary
Date
Sep 24, 2005
Certification
16
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jul 16, 2021
Certification
15
Note
Netflix
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