Herod's Law

"Why don't they want you to see it?"

1999 2h 3m ES

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 213

ComedyCrimeMysteryDrama

Synopsis

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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.

“Why don't they want you to see it?”

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Cast

Damián Alcázar
Juan Vargas
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
López
Salvador Sánchez
Pek
Isela Vega
Doña Lupe
Juan Carlos Colombo
Ramírez
Delia Casanova
Rosa
Leticia Huijara
Gloria
Alex Cox
Gringo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Luis Estrada
Writers: Fernando Javier León Rodríguez, Jaime Sampietro, Luis Estrada
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Luis Estrada, shot by Norman Christianson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Luis Estrada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Damián Alcázar and Pedro Armendáriz Jr. and Salvador Sánchez carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Why don't they want you to see it?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0221344 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Luis Estrada directs. Norman Christianson behind the camera. Luis Estrada cuts. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Luis Estrada, shot by Norman Christianson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Luis Estrada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Damián Alcázar and Pedro Armendáriz Jr. and Salvador Sánchez carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Why don't they want you to see it?".
6IMDB entry: tt0221344 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.