Drama ·Romance · Mexico · 2002 · 1h 58m

The Crime of Padre Amaro

El crimen del padre Amaro

The Crime of Padre Amaro poster
Director
Carlos Carrera
Cast
Gael García Bernal as Padre Amaro Ana Claudia Talancón as Amelia Sancho Gracia as Padre Benito Díaz Angélica Aragón as Augustina Sanjuanera Luisa Huertas as Dionisia Ernesto Gómez Cruz as Obispo
Crew
Guillermo Granillo — Director of Photography Óscar Figueroa — Editor Rosino Serrano — Original Music Composer Vicente Leñero — Screenplay Eça de Queirós — Novel Daniel Birman Ripstein — Producer
Tagline

Lead us not into temptation

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
drug crimeheart attackdrug traffickingpregnancymexican provincecelibacypriestcatholicismnew mexican cinema
Key Collaborators
Carlos Carrera Director Guillermo Granillo Director of Photography Óscar Figueroa Editor Rosino Serrano Original Music Composer Vicente Leñero Screenplay Eça de Queirós Novel Daniel Birman Ripstein Producer Alfredo Ripstein Jr. Producer José María Morales Producer Claudia Becker Producer Scot Evans Producer Atahualpa Lichy Producer
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