Herod's Law (1999)
La ley de Herodes
"Why don't they want you to see it?"
Critics Score
🎬 66%
(RT: 68%, MC: 64) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Delia Casanova as Rosa
Leticia Huijara as Gloria
Is Herod's Law good?
Most people think so. 83% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 66%.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
