The Crime of Padre Amaro

6.6 / 10

(258 votes)

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.

Country:

Mexico

Genre:

Drama,

Romance

Duration:

118 minutes

Year:

2002

Director:

Carlos Carrera

)}
Company:

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía,

Alameda Films,

Cinecolor-México,

Cinecolor-Argentina,

Artcam y Fonds Sud Cinéma

Cast:
Gael García Bernal

Padre Amaro

Ana Claudia Talancón

Amelia

Sancho Gracia

Padre Benito Díaz

Angélica Aragón

Augustina Sanjuanera

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Obispo

Crew:
Óscar Figueroa

Editor

Sandra León Becker

Casting

Vicente Leñero

Screenplay

Carmen Giménez Cacho

Art Direction

Ivonne Fuentes

Set Decoration