The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)
Lead us not into temptation
Starring Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón, Sancho Gracia
Directed by Carlos Carrera
The young Father Amaro is put to the test. He is sent to Mexico to help take care of aging Father Benito when he meets a 16-year-old girl that he begins and affair with. It turns out the girls mother had been having an affair with Father Benito. Father Amaro must soon choose between the holy or the sinful life.
Runtime: 118 min.
Rating: 6.3
DVD
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico
Genres: Drama,Romance
Keywords: heart attack,drug traffic,drug crime,mexican province,celibacy,pregnancy,priest,catholicism,new mexican cinema
Cast
Padre Amaro
Amelia
Padre Benito Díaz
Augustina Sanjuanera
Obispo
Martín
Padre Natalio Pérez
Rubén de la Rosa
El Presidente Municipal Gordo
Getsemaní
Chato Aguilar
Amparito
Padre Mauro
Don Paco de la Rosa
Padre Galván