---
title: 'The Crime of Father Amaro (2002)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Carlos Carrera'
released: '2002-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Argentina'
  - 'France'
  - 'Mexico'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-crime-of-father-amaro-2002'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0313196/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Crime of Father Amaro (2002)

2002 · R · 118 min · Drama · Argentina, France, Mexico, Spain

Original title: El crimen del padre Amaro

## Synopsis

The Crime of Padre Amaro is a 2002 drama film directed by Carlos Carrera and loosely based on the novel O Crime do Padre Amaro (1875) by 19th-century Portuguese writer José Maria de Eça de Queiroz. The film stars Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón and Sancho Gracia. It premiered on 16 August 2002 in Mexico City.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Carlos Carrera](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-carrera)
- **Screenplay:** [Vicente Leñero](https://cinepixo.com/people/vicente-lenero)
- **Producer:** [Alfredo Ripstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfredo-ripstein)
- **Editor:** [Óscar Figueroa Jara](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-figueroa-jara)

## Cast

- [Pedro Armendáriz Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-armendariz-jr)
- [Gael García Bernal](https://cinepixo.com/people/gael-garcia-bernal)
- [Angélica Aragón](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelica-aragon)
- [Damián Alcázar](https://cinepixo.com/people/damian-alcazar)
- [Andrés Montiel](https://cinepixo.com/people/andres-montiel)
- [Dagoberto Gama](https://cinepixo.com/people/dagoberto-gama)
- [John Paul II](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-paul-ii)
- [Fernando Becerril](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-becerril)
- [Ana Claudia Talancón](https://cinepixo.com/people/ana-claudia-talancon)
- [Ernesto Gómez Cruz](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernesto-gomez-cruz)
- [Miguel Ángel Álvarez](https://cinepixo.com/people/miguel-angel-alvarez)

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