The Crime of Padre Amaro

Name: The Crime of Padre Amaro
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2002-10-01
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón, Sancho Gracia, Angélica Aragón, Luisa Huertas

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Lead us not into temptation

6.7(297 votes)

2002

1h 58m

DramaRomance

drug crimeheart attackdrug traffickingpregnancymexican provincecelibacypriestcatholicismnew mexican cinema

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.