RUS
2002DramaRomance1h 58m

The Crime of Padre Amaro

Lead us not into temptation

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.

Information

StatusReleased
Original Languagees
Budget$1,800,000

Keywords

drug crimeheart attackdrug traffickingpregnancymexican provincecelibacypriestcatholicismnew mexican cinema

Production

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Alameda Films
Alameda Films
Cinecolor-México
Cinecolor-México
Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad
Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad