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The Crime of Padre Amaro
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The Crime of Padre Amaro

film by Carrera [2002]
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The film The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002) stars Gael GarcĂ­a Bernal as a young priest who falls in love with a 16-year-old girl and impregnates her. This controversial role led to threats of excommunication from the Roman Catholic Church. The film was a box-office success in Mexico and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.1

The Crime of Padre Amaro is based on the 1876 novel of the same name by Portuguese writer José Maria de Eça de Queirós. The novel, influenced by French realists, explores the destructive effects of celibacy on a weak-willed priest and the dangers of fanaticism in a provincial Portuguese town.2

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  1. Gael GarcĂ­a Bernal
  2. José Maria de Eça de Queirós

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