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
00:07:03 As you know, modernity has at last come to our country.
00:10:46 then Congressman, my golden dream.
00:15:48 Look.
00:19:57 -I want to speak with your boss. -She's sleeping.
00:24:56 Good morning, Padre.
00:28:39 You can't go back to the garbage dump.
00:33:15 ...must go to the party so that there are no surprises.
00:37:13 Sweetheart, I'm back.
00:41:50 Please madam.
00:47:22 What's this,Juan?
00:50:57 Your boss is the worst of all, that puppy of the revolution!
00:55:40 What a son of a fucking bitch!
01:00:42 Fucking priest!
01:06:25 ...and one day, you'll catch a disease off them.
01:13:26 Cheers.
01:17:59 I'm about to find myself out of a job and you carless!
01:22:07 Forgive the intrusion, Licenciado...
01:27:33 Have you given it some thought, Licenciado?
01:33:21 Please forgive me,Juan.
01:38:05 You're the worst mayor we've ever had.
01:43:44 I didn't do anything.
01:48:40 I just don't know where he hid it.
01:54:43 I've been waiting for you since yesterday.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,306
Dialogue density10.6 lines / min
First line00:00:25
Final line01:54:43
Production Record
DirectorLuis Estrada
LanguageSpanish
Revenue$52,000
IMDb votes7,418