The Crime of Father Amaro

A story of love and desire.

10/27/20052h 0min5.3/10(44 TMDB votes)

Drama

Directed by Carlos Coelho da Silva

Plot

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.