The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002 film)

This article is about the Mexican-Spanish film. For the novel, see O Crime do Padre Amaro. For the Portuguese film, see O Crime do Padre Amaro (film).

The Crime of Padre Amaro
Theatrical poster
Directed byCarlos Carrera
Written byVicente Leñero
Based onO Crime do Padre Amaro
by Eça de Queiroz
Produced byDaniel Birman Ripstein
Alfredo Ripstein
StarringGael García Bernal
Ana Claudia Talancón
CinematographyGuillermo Granillo
Edited byÓscar Figueroa
Music byRosino Serrano
Production
companies
Almeda Films
Blu Films
Wanda Films
Distributed bySamuel Goldwyn Films (USA) (theatrical)
Release dates
  • 16 August 2002 (2002-08-16) (Mexico)
  • 8 November 2002 (2002-11-08) (Spain)
Running time
118 minutes
CountriesMexico
Spain
LanguageSpanish
Budget$1.8 million
Box office$27 million[1]

The Crime of Padre Amaro (Spanish: El crimen del padre Amaro, known by its literal translation The Crime of Father Amaro in Australia) is a 2002 Mexican-Spanish drama film directed by Carlos Carrera. It is very loosely based on the novel O Crime do Padre Amaro (1875) by 19th-century Portuguese writer José Maria de Eça de Queiroz. The film starred Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón and Sancho Gracia. It premiered on 16 August 2002 in Mexico City.

When it was released, The Crime of Padre Amaro caused a controversy on the part of Roman Catholic groups in Mexico who tried to stop the film from being screened. They failed, and the film became the biggest box office draw ever in the country, beating previous record holder, Sexo, pudor y lágrimas (1999), with a gross of $16.3 million.[1]

In the United States of America, this film also enjoyed commercial success; Columbia-TriStar Home Entertainment paid less than $1 million to acquire the film's North American distribution rights and released the film theatrically through Samuel Goldwyn Films;[2][3][4] the film went on to gross $5.7 million in limited theatrical release in the United States and Canada.[5]

At the 75th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.

  1. ^ a b The Crime of Padre Amaro at Box Office Mojo
  2. ^ "Spanish-language films take aim at U.S. market – Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. 30 March 2006. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Bottom Line: Animation for Older Audiences | Animation World Network". Awn.com. 23 February 2004. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  4. ^ From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog – Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) – Basic Search [search – Document Number: V3484D231]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  5. ^ "The Crime of Padre Amaro".