The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)

10/01/2002 (MX) • 1h 58m

Drama, Romance

Lead us not into temptation

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.

Top Billed Cast

Sancho Gracia

Padre Benito Díaz

Angélica Aragón

Augustina Sanjuanera

Damián Alcázar

Padre Natalio Pérez

Andrés Montiel

Rubén de la Rosa


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Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Budget

$1,800,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

drug crime

heart attack

drug trafficking

pregnancy

mexican province

celibacy

priest

catholicism

new mexican cinema

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