The Crime of Father Amaro

The Crime of Father Amaro, sometimes The Crime of Padre Amaro, Spanish El crimen del padre Amaro is a 2002 film directed by Carlos Carrera. It is very loosely based on the novel O Crime do Padre Amaro 1875 by 19thcentury Portuguese writer Jos Maria de Ea de Queiroz.

Newly ordained Padre Amaro arrives in Los Reyes, a small town in the fictional state of Aldama, to start his life serving the church. He is a protg of a ruthless political bishop, while the local priest, Father Benito, is having a long ongoing affair with a local restaurant owner. Benito is building a large hospital and recuperation center, which is partially funded by a drug lord. Meanwhile, another priest in the area, Father Natalio, is under investigation for supporting leftwing insurgents in his secluded rural church area.Amelia Ana Claudia Talancn, a local 16yearold girl, teaches catechism to the young children in the town, and is the daughter of Benitos mistress. At the start of the story, she is contemplating marriage to Rubn Andrs Montiel, a young journalist beginning his career, but tension is depicted as Rubn is a nonbeliever and Amelia strongly Catholic. Rubns father is an avowed anticlerical atheist who is unpopular within the town for his strong opinions. ........

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