El Crimen del Padre Amaro

Another Gael García Bernal movie. I think this guy is quickly rising in ranks to be one of my favorite international actors...up there with Audrey Tautou. This one is about a recently ordained priest that comes to a town to find the Catholic church not as clean and scandal-free as he had always thought. The local bishop has earmarked him for greatness and so he comes as a sort-of Joseph in a 'coat of many colors' to work with a group of priests who are are all old enough to be his father. Eventually Padre Amaro becomes engulfed in a scandal of his own and tries hard to wiggle out of the consequences. This is probably one of the better films to come out of Mexican cinema since Amores Perros and is filled with a strong cadre of actors and actresses. If you don't mind subtitles you should definitely check this one out - just remember, it's rated R for a reason in case you're sensitive to that.