The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)
01/10/2002
Drama, Romance
1h 58m
- 66% (283 votes)
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Lead us not into temptation
Overview
Sent to Mexico to help take care of aging Father Benito, young Father Amaro faces a moral challenge when he meets a 16-year-old girl who he starts an affair with. Likewise, the girl's mother had been having an affair with Father Benito. Father Amaro must choose between a holy or sinful life.
- Carlos CarreraDirector
- Vicente LeñeroScreenplay
Original Title
El Crimen del Padre Amaro
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Budget
$1,800,000
Keywords
- drug crime
- heart attack
- drug trafficking
- pregnancy
- mexican province
- celibacy
- priest
- catholicism
- new mexican cinema
Top Billed Cast
Gael García Bernal
Padre Amaro
Ana Claudia Talancón
Amelia
Sancho Gracia
Padre Benito Díaz
Angélica Aragón
Augustina Sanjuanera
Luisa Huertas
Dionisia
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Obispo
Gastón Melo
Martín
Damián Alcázar
Padre Natalio Pérez
Andrés Montiel
Rubén de la Rosa
Gerardo Moscoso
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