Herod's Law

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Herod's Law
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Directed by	Luis Estrada
Produced by	Luis Estrada
Written by	Luis Estrada
Starring	Damián Alcázar Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Delia Casanova Juan Carlos Colombo Alex Cox
Music by	Santiago Ojeda
Cinematography	Norman Christianson
Editing by	Luis Estrada
Distributed by	Artecinema, Venevision International
Release date(s)	November 9, 1999
Running time	120 min
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish
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Herod'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.

[edit] Plot

After the mayor of a tiny village 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. 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: in essence, "get them before they get you".

[edit] DVD edition

This movie was released in Region 1 by 20th Century Fox and Venevision Intl. under the banner Cinema Latino in 2004; right now, this edition is out of print.

A second edition was released in 2006 by Warner Home Video with Fernando Sariñana's Todo el Poder

[edit] External links

• Herod's Law at the Internet Movie Database
• (Spanish) DVD review.

v • d • e Luis Estrada's films Recuerdo de Xochimilco(1981) • Andante spianato(1982) • San ciudadano mártir(1983) • La divina Lola(1984) • Camino largo a Tijuana(1991) • Bandidos(1991) • Ambar(1994) • La ley de Herodes(1999) • Un mundo maravilloso(2006)