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The Crime of Father Amaro
The Crime of Father Amaro
The Crime of Father Amaro
  • R
  • 1h 59m
  • 2002
Fresh61%
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Stars Gael Garcia (Amores Perros) as the title character. He's a newly ordained priest sent to work in a small church community in Mexico by the Bishop. He arrives wide eyed and full of optimism hoping to serve God and his parish, however, he quickly butts heads with the elder priest in charge, Father Benito. Benito is known to accept drug money from the local drug lord in order to subsidise the construction of a new hospital and in addition is carrying on an affair with a local woman. To complicate matters, father Amaro soon finds himself in a love affair with the young Sunday school teacher. After a newspaper report, linking the drug lords with the Church, is published, Father Amaro is then trying to cover up and mend the public relations fiasco. Amaro has also been asked by the Bishop to reign in the renegade priest who has affiliations with guerrilla soldiers. Needless to say, moral dilemmas abound and Father Amaro's idealism is put to the test by personal, political and church pressures.
© 2002 Alameda Films, Wanda Vision, Blu Films and Foprocine. All Rights Reserved.

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®
Fresh61%
Critics Consensus: Though melodramatic, El Crimen del Padre Amaro's critique of the Catholic church is a timely one.
Reviews
Cinema em Cena
Pablo Villaça
Fresh

Apesar das inmeras liberdades tomadas com o texto de Ea de Queiroz, o filme funciona maravilhosamente bem com seus personagens tridimensionais e questionamentos sobre a Igreja.

June 17, 2017
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Additional Info

  • Genre:Drama
  • Release Date:August 16, 2002
  • Languages:English
  • Captions:English
  • Audio Format:
    5.1
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