La ley de Herodes = = Herod's law
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Published
United States : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2003].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Spanish
UPC
024543090571, 024543126713

Notes

General Note
Originally produced in 1999.
Creation/Production Credits
Producer/director, Luis Estrada ; screenwriters, Luis Estrada, Jaime Sampietro, Fernando Léon, Vicente Leñero ; executive producer, Sandra Solares ; music, Santiago Ojeda.
Participants/Performers
Damián Alcázar, Pedro Armendáriz, Alex Cox, Guillermo Gil, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Leticia Huijara, Eduardo López Rojas, Manuel Ojeda, Salvador Sánchez, Isela Vega.
Description
When in San Pedro de los Saguaros, the mayor is lynched by a group of indigenous people, the old junkyard operator Juan Vargas is named the Temporary Municipal President. This makes him believe that his dream of power is going to come true; but when confronted with the problems of the place, he decides to resign. However, his boss obliges him to stay by telling him that he's been touched by Herodes Law and gives to him the constitution as an aid and a gun. He soon discovers the delights of power applying the law along the way and provoking reactions that get out of control.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Language
Spoken in Spanish with English subtitles.
Awards
2000 Sundance Film Festival, Latin American Cinema award ; Mexican Festival, 9 Ariel awards.
Local note
DVD

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Estrada, L., Alcázar, D., Armendáriz, P., Jr., Cox, A., Gómez Cruz, E., Huijara, L., López Rojas, E., Ojeda, M., Sánchez, S., Vega, I., Sampietro, J., León, F., Leñero, V., Solares, S., & Ojeda, S. (2003). La ley de Herodes = =: Herod's law (Widescreen edición.). 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Luis Estrada et al.. 2003. La Ley De Herodes = =: Herod's Law. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Luis Estrada et al.. La Ley De Herodes = =: Herod's Law 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Estrada, Luis, et al. La Ley De Herodes = =: Herod's Law Widescreen edición., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.

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