---
title: 'El peso de la ley (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fernán Mirás'
released: '2017-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Argentina'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/el-peso-de-la-ley-2017'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6749072/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# El peso de la ley (2017)

2017 · 101 min · Drama · Argentina


## Synopsis

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 written by her former teacher and aspiring to a seat in the Argentine Judiciary, Prosecutor Mercedes Rivas.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Fernán Mirás](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernan-miras)

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Official site: http://www.elpesodelaleypelicula.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/el-peso-de-la-ley-2017
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