The Crime of Padre Amaro

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.

Director

Producers

Claudia Becker , Alfredo Ripstein Jr. , Daniel Birman Ripstein

Writer

Vicente Leñero

Cinematographer

Guillermo Granillo

Editor

Óscar Figueroa

Costume Design

María Estela Fernández

Composer

Casting

Sandra León Becker

Cast

Gael García Bernal , Ana Claudia Talancón , Sancho Gracia , Angélica Aragón , Luisa Huertas , Ernesto Gómez Cruz , Gastón Melo , Damián Alcázar , Andrés Montiel , Gerardo Moscoso

Studios

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía , Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad , Alameda Films , Cinecolor-México , Cinecolor-Argentina , Artcam y Fonds Sud Cinéma

Genres

External

Posters

5

The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002) movie poster

The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002) movie poster

The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002) movie poster

The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002) movie poster

The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002) movie poster

Awards

0 wins, 2 nominations

Nom Best International Feature Film The Crime of Padre Amaro 2003

Nom Best Foreign Language Film The Crime of Padre Amaro 2003

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