2002
R
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 58 m

2002
R
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 58 m

Summary The scandalous story of a young priest, Father Amaro (Gael García Bernal), assigned to a church in a small village in remote Mexico, who falls in love with a teenage girl, Amelia (Ana Claudia Talancón), who then becomes pregnant with his baby, and asks for his help in getting an abortion.

Directed By: Carlos Carrera

Written By: Vicente Leñero, Eça de Queirós

2002
R
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 58 m

2002
R
Samuel Goldwyn Films
1 h 58 m

The Crime of Padre Amaro

Name: The Crime of Padre Amaro
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2002-11-15
Duration: 1 min 58 s
Rating: 60
Cast: Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón, Sancho Gracia, Angélica Aragón, Luisa Huertas

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 6 User Ratings

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Directed By: Carlos Carrera

Written By: Vicente Leñero, Eça de Queirós

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Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews

59% Positive
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38% Mixed
11 Reviews

3% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews

59% Positive
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38% Mixed
11 Reviews

3% Negative
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Christian Science Monitor

Excellent acting, intelligent screenwriting, and dynamic filmmaking give this Mexican production a forceful emotional and intellectual charge.

By David Sterritt FULL REVIEW

Chicago Sun-Times

It's more of a melodrama, a film that doesn't say priests are bad but observes that priests are human and some humans are bad.

By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW

New York Post

Commendably, Carrera steers clear of preachiness in his exploration of a timely and relevant issue, and Bernal's transformation from naive priest to tortured adulterer to hard-nosed careerist is riveting.

By Megan Lehmann FULL REVIEW

Miami Herald

Had the film been more balanced, it would have added a new star to the recent wave of remarkable Mexican cinema.

By Marta Barber FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

The remarkable things about the new film, adapted by Vicente Leñero and directed by Carlos Carrera, are how smoothly it has been transposed to today's Mexico and how far good acting and skillful directing have gone toward tempering those melodramatic roots.

By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW

L.A. Weekly

The tragic ending they tack on to the film reinforces the same fear-mongering notion of cause and effect that gives the Church its power to abuse and exploit, and the film winds up muffling its own powerful protest.

By Ernest Hardy FULL REVIEW

New York Daily News

Father Amaro comes off as another pedophile in a frock. You'd have to hose this guy down if he were driving a school bus.

By Jack Mathews FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Alameda Films, Artcam International, Blu Films, Cinecolor, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad (FOPROCINE), Gobierno del Estado de Veracruz, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE), Programa Ibermedia, Videocolor, Wanda Films

Release Date Nov 15, 2002

Duration 1 h 58 m

Rating R

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Tagline Lead us not into temptation

Website http://www.columbiatristar.fr/k/amaro

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Awards

Academy Awards, USA

• 1 Nomination

Golden Globes, USA

• 1 Nomination

Ariel Awards, Mexico

• 9 Wins & 13 Nominations

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Gael García Bernal

Padre Amaro

Ana Claudia Talancón

Amelia

Sancho Gracia

Padre Benito Díaz

Angélica Aragón

Augustina Sanjuanera

Luisa Huertas

Dionisia

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Obispo

Gastón Melo

Martín

Andrés Montiel

Rubén de la Rosa

Damián Alcázar

Padre Natalio Pérez

Gerardo Moscoso

Doc

Alfredo Gonzáles

Viejo, Old Man

Verónica Langer

Amparito

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Presidente Municipal Gordo

Lorenzo de Rodas

Don Paco de la Rosa

Roger Nevares

Padre Galván

Fernando Becerril

Galarza

Jorge Zárate

Padre Mauro

Rosa María Castillo

Chepina

Blanca Loaria

Getsemaní

Juan Ignacio Aranda

Chato Aguilar

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