Devil's Playground (2002)
1h 17m
Running Time
January 11, 2002Release Date
Devil's Playground (2002)
1h 17m
Running Time
January 11, 2002Release Date
Plot.
The Devil's Playground is a fascinating and moving documentary about a little-known aspect of Amish life. Amish are not permitted to join the church until their late teens, and have to do so of their own volition. The film explores Rumspringa, wherein young Amish are given the opportunity to explore the "English" way of life.
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Cast & Crew.
Velda Bontrager
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Mark Bontrager
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Dewayne Chupp
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Dylan Cole
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Lucy Walker
Director
Marty Fry
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John Groff
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Lisa Groff
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Pax Wassermann
Editor
Andy Herschberger
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Matt Eash
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Joann Hochstetler
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Sally Fisher
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Jesse Kaufman
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Carol Lambright
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Dale Lambright
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Ervin Lambright
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Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 11, 2002
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 17m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsFlorida, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Devil's Playground is a 2002 American documentary film directed by Lucy Walker about the experiences of several Amish youths who decide whether to remain in or leave their community and faith during the period known as rumspringa ("running around" in Pennsylvania Dutch). The film follows a few Amish teenagers in LaGrange County, Indiana who enter the "English" (non-Amish) world and experience partying, drinking, illegal drugs, and pre-marital sex. Some teens in the film profess that they will eventually become baptized as adults in the Amish community. If they are baptized, then leave the church, they will be shunned by family and friends; one girl recounts her experience of this.