The Crime of Father Amaro

2002 - SPANISH - MOVIE

Drama Romance

Politics and sexual passions threaten to corrupt a young, newly-ordained priest in a small Mexican town. The Crime of Father Amaro is a 2002 Spanish-language Drama Romance motion picture featuring Gael Garc A Bernal, Ana Claudia Talanc N, Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancon, Sancho Gracia, Angélica Aragón and Pope John Paul Ii. The movie is based on O Crime do Padre Amaro by E a de Queiroz. Almeda Films in association with Blu Films and Wanda Films. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Daniel Birman Ripstein and Alfredo Ripstein. The Crime of Father Amaro is written by Vicente Leñero, Eça De Queirós and Vicente Le Ero and it is directed by Carlos Carrera. Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired the distribution rights for the film. The Crime of Father Amaro was released on 16th August 2002 and takes a screen time of 118 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. The Crime of Father Amaro was made on a budget of $1 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $27 million. Cinematography was done by Guillermo Granillo and editing by scar Figueroa. The music was composed by Rosino Serrano.
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daringly engaging elderly unsentimental charismatic
  • Jini Score
    8.4/10
  • Critics Score
    79%
  • Rating
    6.8/10
  • Jini Score
    8.4%
  • Critics Score
    79
  • Rating
    6.8
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Release Date16 AUG 2002
Budget$ 1 MILLION
Language

Spanish

Genre

Drama , Romance

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The Crime of Father Amaro Reviews and Ratings

Average Review Rating : positive

67.38%

Positive Review Rating : 79%

79%
    • Marjorie Baumgarten

      But, at two hours, the movie goes on too long and resolves too little even though it provides some interesting moments along the way. ( Read More )
    • Roger Ebert

      Is the church more comfortable allied with an amoral establishment than with a moral opposition ( Read More )
    • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

      On a bus to take up his new responsibilities in Los Reyes, Mexico, the newly ordained Father Amaro (Gael Garcia Bernal) is seated next to an elderly man who is also on his journey to a new life as a shopkeeper. ( Read More )
    • Jim Lane

      Writer Vicente Lenero and director Carlos Carrera update Eca de Queiros 1875 Portuguese novel to modern Mexico, and the result is a slick, engrossing melodrama. ( Read More )
    • Dennis Schwartz

      But no one should mistake this crass director for Bunuel, who in Nazarin covered the same anticlerical themes but managed to float ideas that humanized the priests and raised true questions about the churchs lack of responsiveness to the people. ( Read More )
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Awards
  • academy awards, usa
    0 WON
    2 NOMINATIONS
  • golden globes, usa
    0 WON
    2 NOMINATIONS