The Crime of Padre Amaro poster
Screenplay Vicente Leñero
Director Carlos Carrera

The Crime of Padre Amaro

Original Title: El Crimen del Padre Amaro

Tagline: Lead us not into temptation

Release Date: 2002-10-01

Duration: 118 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Gael García Bernal
    Padre Amaro
  • Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
    El Presidente Municipal Gordo
  • Damián Alcázar
    Padre Natalio Pérez
  • Ana Claudia Talancón
    Amelia
  • Sancho Gracia
    Padre Benito Díaz
  • Lorenzo de Rodas
    Don Paco de la Rosa
  • Angélica Aragón
    Augustina Sanjuanera
  • Verónica Langer
    Amparito
  • Luisa Huertas
    Dionisia
  • Juan Ignacio Aranda
    Chato Aguilar