Date: November 9, 1999

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Drama

Length: 2h 3min

User Score: 79.28%

Description: 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.