The Crime of Father Amaro
TV ShowTitle | O Crime do Padre Amaro |
User score | 5.2 |
Release date | Jan 16, 2023 |
Release date of last episode | Feb 20, 2023 |
Genre | Drama, Crime |
Director | Leonel Vieira |
Production country | Portugal |
Production companies | Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimédia, Stopline Films, Visom Digital, Klasszik, Volf Entertainment, Like Creative |
Series status | Ended |
Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 6 |
Run time | 45 min. |
Based on Eça de Queiroz's 1875 novel, the plot takes place in Leiria, Portugal, at the end of the 1860s, and follows the story of the forbidden passion between Amaro, a young priest, and Amélia, "the most beautiful girl in Leiria". Tense, emotional and rooted in personality conflicts, the series takes a critical look at society and the church in Portugal, in Leiria in the 19th century.