The Mayor

This documentary focuses on Mauricio Fernandez, the mayor of a wealthy municipality in northern Mexico. He is depicted as a controversial leader who believes in exercising justice personally to remove drug cartels from his region. The film explores the intersection of political administration and extreme violence through the perspective of this politician to provide insight into the current state of Mexico.

Directed by Emiliano Altuna, the film followed his 2008 project El Ciruelo. It was produced by Altuna and Carlos Rossini and features Mauricio Fernández Garza as the central figure. Released in 2012, the production was supported by the Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía and bambú|audiovisual.

The film has received generally positive feedback from viewers. It holds a rating of 7.2/10 on IMDb based on 119 votes, while on TMDB it has a score of 6.4/10 from 5 votes.