| The Crime of Father Amaro - El Crimen del padre Amaro (2002)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Gael García Bernal |
Padre Amaro
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| Ana Claudia Talancón |
Amelia
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| Sancho Gracia |
Padre Benito Díaz
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| Angélica Aragón |
Augustina Sanjuanera
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| Luisa Huertas |
Dionisia
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| Ernesto Gómez Cruz |
Obispo/Bishop
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| Gastón Melo |
Martín
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| Damián Alcázar |
Padre Natalio Pérez
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| Andrés Montiel |
Rubén de la Rosa
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| Gerardo Moscoso |
Doc
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| Gael Garcia Bernal |
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| Angelica Aragon |
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| Ana Claudia Talancon |
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| Plot |
| This controversial film follows a handsome young priest, Padre Amaro (played by Gael Garcia Bernal from Y Tu Mamá También and Amores Perros), who arrives in a small town and finds himself surrounded by hypocrisy and corruption--and also finds himself tempted by a beautiful young woman who confesses that when she "touches herself," she thinks of Jesus. What makes El Crimen del Padre Amaro (The Crime of Father Amaro) particularly effective is that Amaro is no innocent--he skillfully forces a newspaper publisher to retract a scandalous story about the Church and is willing to take extreme steps to preserve his career. Some of the movie's harsher digs at the Catholic Church have provoked accusations of prejudice; but though Padre Amaro portrays a world in which no one's hands are clean, it also finds redeeming qualities in every character. A complex, completely engrossing movie. --Bret Fetzer |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Drama; Foreign; Romance |
| Director |
Carlos Carrera |
| Producer |
Claudia Becker; Daniel Birman Ripstein; Alfredo Ripstein |
| Writer |
Eça de Queirós; Vicente Leñero; Vicente Lenero |
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| Studio |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Country |
Mexico |
| Language |
Spanish |
| Audience Rating |
R |
| Running Time |
118 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
8/16/2002 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
824 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
11/5/2006 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 1.85:1 |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
043396004672 |
| Chapters |
28 |
| Release Date |
4/22/2003 |
| Subtitles |
English |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Director and Actor Commentary
Making of Featurette
Photo Gallery
Poster Explorations
Theatrical Trailer
Animated Menus
Scene Selections
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