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Devil's Playground (2002) 7.0
Amish teenagers experience and embrace the modern world as a rite-of-passage before deciding which life they will choose. Director:Lucy Walker |
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Amish teenagers experience and embrace the modern world as a rite-of-passage before deciding which life they will choose.
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11 January 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Written by James Lumb (as James L. Lumb)
Performed by Electric Skychurch
Published by Lumpy Spacetime Music (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Electric Skychurch
By Arrangement with Media Creature Music
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"The End Is Just The Beginning"Written by James Lumb (as James L. Lumb)
Performed by Electric Skychurch
Published by Lumpy Spacetime Music (ASCAP)
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By Arrangement with Media Creature Music
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I thought for sure that a movie about Amish-teenagers-gone-bad would be a series of images of Amish kids dressed in traditional garb drinking, getting high, and sleeping around. I expected it to be a spectacle which would get old fast, and I went into the movie with this bias. It turned out to be one of the best documentaries I've seen in a while. For one thing, the director had the perfect balance of showing a broad social situation (rebellious Amish kids in general) and a more character centered story (the drug addicted Amish youth Faron). You're getting the factual information you need, as well as the emotional punch of what Faron is going through. The director is able to show very clearly the effect of Amish society on these kids without ever forcing a direct connection or being exploitative.