Culture wars that plague public discourse in USA have their equivalent in other countries of the world, including Mexico. Some of them were responsible for controversies that followed and brought additional publicity to *The Crime of Padre Amaro*, 2002 drama directed by Carlos Carrera. The film is based on the eponymous 1875 novel by Portuguese writer José Maria de Eça de Queiroz. Script by Vicente Leñero has the pl…






