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The Crime of Padre Amaro(2002)
Status: Released
Date: 2002-10-01
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308 Votes
Time: 1h 58m
Lead us not into temptation
Overview:
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.
Languages: Spanish.
Countries:
Mexico
Budget: $1,800,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Cinecolor-Argentina
Artcam y Fonds Sud Cinéma
Movie: The Crime of Padre Amaro
Top 10 Billed Cast
Gael García Bernal
Padre Amaro
Ana Claudia Talancón
Amelia
Sancho Gracia
Padre Benito Díaz
Angélica Aragón
Augustina Sanjuanera
Luisa Huertas
Dionisia
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Obispo
Damián Alcázar
Padre Natalio Pérez
Andrés Montiel
Rubén de la Rosa
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