0 Comments on The Crime of Padre Amaro
Trending
Top
New
The Crime of Padre Amaro
Lead us not into temptation
Lead us not into temptation
Drama, Romance - 2002
6.7
61%
60
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.
Director:
The Crime of Padre Amaro
Backyard
(2009)
An astonishing fictional account of the unending series of murders of young women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, which began in 1996. Most of the victims are low-paid laborers who have been drawn to the town by the possibility of work at American-owned factories. In the film Mexican police officer Blanca Bravo is sent to Cuidad Juarez to in...
The Crime of Padre Amaro
El Héroe
(1994)
In a subway station, a man watch a girl acting strange. He realizes that she may be attempting to commit suicide and tries to stop her, but the girl accuses him of being a molester
The Crime of Padre Amaro
Un Embrujo
(1999)
In the Yucatan coast of the thirties , Elisha, a boy of 13, is initiated into the art of love by Felipa , his schoolteacher. After discovering the relationship, Felipa runs away from the village , leaving Elisha mired in nostalgia. Forced to marry another woman and lead a routine life , recalling the years passed Eliseo romance with Fe...
The Crime of Padre Amaro
Cero y van cuatro
(2004)
Four stories... one city. A dark comedy about crime in the big city: EL TORZON - two friends are smoking grass in their car, when they're caught by a corrupt Judicial Police Officer; VIDA EXPRESS - a wealthy businesswoman is kidnapped and her deadbeat husband has to come up with the money; BARBACOA DE CHIVO - an angry mob mistakes a co...
The Crime of Padre Amaro
Sin remitente
(1995)
A lonely, aging postal worker finds himself the victim of a cruel practical joke in this pessimistic Mexican drama. The trouble begins when crotchety postman Andre begins complaining about his young neighbor Marianna's propensity for playing loud music every time she entertains a lover. To get back at him, Marianna begins sending him a...

Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
118 min
Release date:
1 Oct 2002
Country:
MX
Languages:
Spanish
Budget:
$1,800,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
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.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
14 Feb 2003
See more...
Press esc to close