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Politics and sexual passions threaten to corrupt a young, newly-ordained priest in a small Mexican town.Politics and sexual passions threaten to corrupt a young, newly-ordained priest in a small Mexican town.Politics and sexual passions threaten to corrupt a young, newly-ordained priest in a small Mexican town.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 21 wins & 15 nominations total
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
- Presidente Municipal Gordo
- (as Pedro Armendáriz)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaThis movie began creating controversy even before it was released. Several groups, most of them related to the church, tried to ban it. They did not succeed; instead, tickets were sold out on opening weekend.
- GoofsAmaro gets beaten up by Ruben and receives some bruises in his face. A little later, when he meets Amelia in the church, the bruises are gone.
- Quotes
Father Amaro: Tell me your sins, child.
Amelia: You already know them. And your sins?
- Crazy credits"In memoriam Paco Rabal"
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003)
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I enjoyed this movie, not because it was gripping or exciting, but because of what it had to say.
I'm not completely aware of everything to do with the Catholic Church, but the controversy in this movie is a necessary one.
I've never seen a Gael Garcia movie before and I thought this was good. The most powerful part of the movie is what it leaves you with - the message at the end; the themes of confession, of sin, of mistakes, of being human.
If you can't watch something that is quite slow and is not edge of the seat stuff, then forget it. Even the music isn't very memorable. But the movie stuck in my mind.
I'm not completely aware of everything to do with the Catholic Church, but the controversy in this movie is a necessary one.
I've never seen a Gael Garcia movie before and I thought this was good. The most powerful part of the movie is what it leaves you with - the message at the end; the themes of confession, of sin, of mistakes, of being human.
If you can't watch something that is quite slow and is not edge of the seat stuff, then forget it. Even the music isn't very memorable. But the movie stuck in my mind.
- soul_scion
- Dec 3, 2005
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- Also known as
- The Crime of Father Amaro
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- Budget
- $1,800,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,717,044
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $504,681
- Nov 17, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $26,996,738
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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