The Mayor
7.2
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.
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Mauricio Fernández Garza
The Mayor
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Emiliano Altuna Director · Diego Enrique Osorno Director Carlos Rossini Director
First release August 18, 2012 · Produced in Mexico · Production Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Production
bambú|audiovisual
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Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Production
Mexico
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Languages
Original title
El Alcalde
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Mexico · August 18, 2012
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No release date listed for United States.
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