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Herod's Law(Movie, 1999)

Original title: "La ley de Herodes" (Spanish/ES)
2h | Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Herod's LawRating: 4.0/5 (with 7171 votes)
Herod's Law (original Spanish title La ley de Herodes) is a 1999 Mexican satirical black comedy political film, directed by Luis Estrada and produced by Bandidos Films; it is a caricature of corruption in Mexico and the long-ruling PRI party (notably the first Mexican film to criticize the PRI explicitly by name, which caused some controversy and interference from the Mexican government because of it). The film won the Ariel Award for Best Picture from the Mexican Academy of Film. It was also awarded the Special Jury Prize in Latin American Cinema at the Sundance Film Festival. ()
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Where to watch Herod's Law (cinema/streaming/download)?

"Herod's Law" is currently available on 1 providers. Herod's Law can be streamed on Netflix as part of a subscription.

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Available languages: Spanish (Original)
Available subtitles: German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
Duration: 2h 3min
Genres: Satires / Comedies
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Awards & Nominations for Herod's Law

Ariel Award for Best Picture Ariel Award for Best Director

About Herod's Law

Mexico, 1949. The fable of a janitor turned Mayor on a little town lost in the Mexican desert, who gradually realizes how far his new acquainted power and corruption can get him.

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Additional Information

Production country: Mexico
Original language: Spanish (ES)
Spoken languages: Spanish (ES)
Translated into 12 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 06/13/2003 (World premiere: 11/09/1999)
Director: Luis Estrada
Film Editor: Luis Estrada
Composer: Santiago Ojeda Pérez
Costume designer: María Estela Fernández
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Herods law"
Revenue: 52,000 USD

5 movies in the Collection

1999 Herod's Law
2006 A Wonderful World ("Un mundo maravilloso")
2014 The Perfect Dictatorship ("La dictadura perfecta")

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