The Crime of Padre Amaro
6.7
“Lead us not into temptation”
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.
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Cast
18 people
Gael García Bernal
Padre Amaro
Known for
Coco
Old
Ana Claudia Talancón
Amelia
Known for
The Inmate
The Accident
Sancho Gracia
Padre Benito Díaz
Known for
800 Bullets
The Baby's Room
Angélica Aragón
Augustina Sanjuanera
Known for
A Walk in the Clouds
I Do...Knot
Luisa Huertas
Dionisia
Known for
El Chema
Impossible Things
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Obispo
Known for
El Infierno
Laws of love
Gastón Melo
Martín
Known for
Deep Crimson
Canoa: A Shameful Memory
Damián Alcázar
Padre Natalio Pérez
Known for
Narcos
El Infierno
Andrés Montiel
Rubén de la Rosa
Known for
Pancho Villa: The Centaur of the North
Club de Cuervos
Gerardo Moscoso
Doc
Known for
Desperado
Cronos
Alfredo González
Viejo
Verónica Langer
Amparito
Known for
The House of Flowers
Imperio De Mentiras
Carlos Carrera Director · Vicente Leñero Screenplay Eça de Queirós Author
Worldwide gross $27M · Budget $1.8M · United States release November 15, 2002
Box office
Budget
$1,800,000
Worldwide gross
$27,000,000
Gross vs. budget
15.0×
Production
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
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Alameda Films
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Cinecolor-México
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Cinecolor-Argentina
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Artcam y Fonds Sud Cinéma
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Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad
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Samuel Goldwyn Films
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Mexico
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Original title
El crimen del padre Amaro
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Canada · October 1, 2002
Limited theatrical
Mexico · October 1, 2002
Theatrical
United States · November 15, 2002
Limited theatrical
Austria
May 16, 2003 · Digital
Brazil
January 17, 2003 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 24, 2003 · Theatrical
Greece
September 16, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
June 20, 2003 · Digital
Japan
October 11, 2003 · Digital
Sweden
October 1, 2002 · Theatrical
Switzerland
July 17, 2003 · Digital
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