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The Crime of Padre Amaro

El crimen del padre Amaro
2002 118 min R Drama · Romance

Lead us not into temptation

A priest arrives to assist ailing Father Benito, only to discover the old man’s sins aren’t buried in confession. Young Amaro falls for a teenager whose mother was the late priest’s favorite penitent. The church, it seems, forgives everyone but itself.

Directed by Carlos Carrera · Written by Vicente Leñero

Starring Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón, Sancho Gracia, Angélica Aragón, Luisa Huertas, Ernesto Gómez Cruz

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