The Mayor (2012)

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.

Released Aug. 18, 2012 81 min None+

Genres: Biography, Crime, Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.mayor, tmdb.governor, mdblist.has-trailer

Production Companies: bambú|audiovisual, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía

Country: Mexico
Production Country: Mexico
Languages: Spanish