The young Father Amaro is put to the test. He is sent to Mexico to help take care of aging Father Benito when he meets a 16-year-old girl that he begins and affair with. It turns out the girls mother had been having an affair with Father Benito. Father Amaro must soon choose between the holy or the sinful life.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 21 wins & 15 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Lurid drama that goes to ridiculously great lengths to draw its sad and tawdry picture.
– Robert Denerstein,
Denver Rocky Mountain News,
30 Nov 2002
fresh:
The director Carlos Carrera, who is acceptably talented, keeps the story on track -- on its various tracks.
– Stanley Kauffmann,
The New Republic,
2 Dec 2002
rotten:
Nothing more than a stifling morality tale dressed up in peekaboo clothing.
– Stephanie Zacharek,
Salon.com,
5 Dec 2002
fresh:
A lurid but timeless reminder that the bureaucracies and regulations of organized religion have nothing to do -- indeed are often at odds -- with living a God-ward life.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
10 Dec 2002
fresh:
For all of the criticisms of the Church in El Crimen del Padre Amaro, Carrera is quick to defend the basic humanity of his characters.