The Crime of Padre Amaro

The Crime of Padre Amaro
2002
★★★☆☆ 6.7/10
⏱️ 118 min
📅 Released
🌐 ES
DramaRomance
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.

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Cast

Gael García Bernal
Gael García Bernal
Padre Amaro
Ana Claudia Talancón
Ana Claudia Talancón
Amelia
Sancho Gracia
Sancho Gracia
Padre Benito Díaz
Angélica Aragón
Angélica Aragón
Augustina Sanjuanera
Luisa Huertas
Luisa Huertas
Dionisia
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Obispo

Crew

Director
Carlos Carrera
Writer
Vicente Leñero
Producer
Claudia Becker, Alfredo Ripstein Jr., Daniel Birman Ripstein

Production

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Alameda Films, Cinecolor-México, Cinecolor-Argentina, Artcam y Fonds Sud Cinéma, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad

Keywords

drug crimeheart attackdrug traffickingpregnancymexican provincecelibacypriestcatholicismnew mexican cinema