Herod's Law
1999 · 123 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 7,418 VOTES · DIR. Luis Estrada
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,306 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:25 POLITICAL CONSTITUTION
00:07:08 We must embody the ideals of the revolution...
00:10:59 Senator and Mrs. Vargas.
00:16:06 The same old story Licenciado.
00:20:44 Good morning. Sorry to wake you up at this hour, Doña...
00:25:19 I just saw Doña Lupe, and she said I should talk to you.
00:29:18 ...the workers and peasant's sectors that this devaluation...
00:33:56 ...that modernity and social justice stuff, but--
00:38:17 No, I don't. Let me sleep.
00:42:56 And to show you I don't bear a grudge, come to the brothel.
00:48:21 Sure, but I want my money up front.
00:52:30 President Alemán himself will inaugurate them. Cheers!
00:58:21 Pardon, Doctor? What are you talking about?
01:02:31 Leave him alone, Bobby. Can't you see how he is? PoorJuan.
01:11:07 Thank you for coming, Padre.
01:15:24 Come.
01:20:03 But I've been waiting all day. I must speak to him.
01:24:32 Deal with it the way we used to in my day.
01:30:42 Another day. I'm not in the mood right now.
01:36:25 all the inhabitants of San Pedro de los Saguaros...
01:40:57 Have you heard three more families left town?
01:46:29 And I thought you couldn't make any money out of this fucking village.
01:52:11 Friends!
01:57:28 Thank you my fellow countrymen.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,306
Dialogue density10.6 lines / min
First line00:00:25
Final line01:57:28
Production Record
DirectorLuis Estrada
LanguageSpanish
Revenue$52,000
IMDb votes7,418