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The Crime of Father Amaro (2002)

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Recently ordained a priest, 24-year-old Father Amaro is sent to a small parish church in Los Reyes, Mexico to assist the aging Father Benito in his daily work. Benito--for years a fixture in the church as well as the community--welcomes Father Amaro into a new life of unseen challenges. Upon arriving in Los Reyes, the ambitious Father Amaro meets Amelia, a beautiful 16-year-old girl whose religious... See Full Description
Genres: Art/Foreign and Drama
Running Time: 2 hrs.
Release Date: November 15th, 2002 (LA/NY)
MPAA Rating: R for sexuality, language and some disturbing images.
Distributors:
Independent Distribution Partnership (IDP), Samuel Goldwyn Films
U.S. Box Office: $5,709,616
Cast and Credits
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancon, Damian Alcazar, Sancho Gracia, Angélica Aragón
Directed by: Carlos Carrera
Produced by: Laura Imperiale, Daniel Birman Ripstein, Arturo Ripstein
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Critical Consensus
Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B-   
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"The movie is eminently watchable but predictable, pulpy and obviously biased." more...
C+
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...direct and heartfelt, like a soap opera." more...
B
Chicago Tribune, Michael Wilmington
"...eventually moves and stirs you..." more...
B-
E! Online,
"...director Carlos Carrera gets carried away with all the outrageousness and slips into soap-opera territory." more...
B-
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