The Heavy Hand of the Law is a 2017 Argentine legal drama film directed by Fernán Mirás from a screenplay he co-wrote with Roberto Gispert. Produced by Fernando Sokolowicz, the film stars Paola Barrientos as Gloria Soriano, a public defender disillusioned with her work for never having defended an innocent when she gets involved in a legal case regarding a rape in El Escondido, a fictitious town located in the deep interior of Buenos Aires with a pleading wrote by her former teacher and aspiring to a seat in the Argentine Judiciary, Prosecutor Mercedes Rivas.
El peso de la ley (2017)
Directed by Fernán Mirás
Genres - Crime, Drama, Mystery-Suspense, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - LGBT-Related Film |
Release Date - Mar 23, 2017 |
Run Time - 101 min. |
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Movie Info
Box Office
$114,080
Themes
Tags
Argentine Judiciary, Buenos Aires, El Escondido, Former Teacher, Heavy Hand Of The Law, Legal, Mercedes Rivas
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Narrative Location: Argentina
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Alternate Titles
El peso de la ley
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