- HD 1080
- Runtime: 123m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: es
- Country: Mexico
- Director: Luis Estrada
- Stars: Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Isela Vega, Salvador Sánchez, Juan Carlos Colombo
- keywords: corruption, political party, politics, mayor, 1940s
- Production_studio: Bandidos Films, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Alta Vista Film Production, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad
- Slogan: Why don't they want you to see it?
- providers: Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
- The Herod's Law is featured in the top rankings of 1999
- #4 in Top Comedy Movies of 1999
- #7 in Top Drama Movies of 1999
- #2 in Top Crime Movies of 1999
- #2 in Top Mystery Movies of 1999
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.