The Crime of Father Amaro
2002·Mexico·118 min.
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A handsome young priest, Padre Amaro (Gael Garcia Bernal) arrives in a small town and finds himself surrounded by hypocrisy and corruption--and also finds himself tempted by a beautiful young woman who confesses that when she "touches herself," she thinks of Jesus. What makes El Crimen del Padre Amaro (The Crime of Father Amaro) particularly effective is that Amaro is no innocent--he skillfully forces a newspaper publisher to retract a scandalous story about the Church and is willing to take extreme steps to preserve his career.
DirectorCarlos Carrera
MusicRosino Serrano
CinematographyGuillermo Granillo
CastGael García Bernal·Ana Claudia Talancón·Sancho Gracia·Angélica Aragón·Luisa Huertas·Damián Alcázar·Pedro Armendáriz Jr.·Ernesto Gómez Cruz·Andrés Montiel·Gaston Melo·Fernando Becerril·Lorenzo de Rodas·Verónica Langer·Jorge Zárate·Dagoberto Gama·Juan Ignacio ArandaShow all
Original titleEl crimen del padre Amaro