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The Crime of Padre Amaro

“Lead us not into temptation”

Director
Carlos Carrera
Year
2002
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
R
Release
2002
Language
es
Country
MX

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01 · Overview

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The story

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.

  • #heart attack
  • #celibacy
  • #new mexican cinema
  • #drug crime
  • #catholicism
  • #mexican province
  • #drug trafficking
  • #pregnancy
  • #priest

  • Directed by

    Carlos Carrera

  • Written by

    Vicente Leñero

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