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The Crime of Padre Amaro
2002
· Movie
· 118 min
C
MEANRANK
67/100
Every rating
60–74
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 60, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 74.
See the most agreed on films →Sent to Mexico to help take care of aging Father Benito, young Father Amaro faces a moral challenge when he meets a 16-year-old girl who he starts an affair with. Likewise, the girl's mother had been having an affair with Father Benito. Father Amaro must choose between a holy or sinful life.
Details
- Director
- Carlos Carrera
- Writer
- Vicente Leñero
- Released
- 1 October 2002
- Country
- Mexico
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $1.8M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 2 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| 75th Academy Awards 2003 | Best International Feature Film | Nominee | |
| International Submission to the Academy Awards 2003 | International Submission to the Academy Awards | Mexico | Nominee |
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75th Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Feature Film | Nominee |
International Submission to the Academy Awards
1 nomination
| International Submission to the Academy Awards | Mexico | Nominee |