The Crime of Father Amaro

Name: The Crime of Father Amaro
Director: Carlos Coelho da Silva
Genre: Drama
Released: 2005-10-27
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 5.314
Cast: Jorge Corrula, Soraia Chaves, Nicolau Breyner, Glória Férias, Ana Bustorff

“A story of love and desire.”

2005

Drama

Director: Carlos Coelho da Silva

Writer: Vera Sacramento

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Overview

A young priest commits a crime when he falls in love with a beautiful and troubled woman. Based on O Crime do Padre Amaro ("The Crime of Father Amaro"), a novel by the 19th-century Portuguese writer José Maria de Eça de Queiroz. It was first published in 1875 to great controversy.