The Mayor

The Mayor

The film tells the story of Mauricio Fernandez, mayor of the wealthiest municipality in Latin America, located in the North of Mexico. He presents himself as a polemical figure who takes justice into his own hands in order to "clean" his municipality of the drug cartels' presence. Mauricio is a key character to better understand the present situation in Mexico and through the unusual views of this politician, the audience will be a privileged witnesses of an scenario where political tasks and excessive violence mingle with one another.

Release Date

August 18, 2012

Status

Released

Original Title

El Alcalde

Runtime

1h 21min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Spanish

Production Companies

bambú|audiovisual