
Devil's Playground (2002) on Netflix
NR20021h 17mDocumentary
At sixteen, Amish teenagers in LaGrange County, Indiana, enter rumspringa, a period when they may set aside many rules and explore the non-Amish world. Faron, a preacher's son, is among them.
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Rumspringa is the period when Amish teenagers may set aside many of their community's rules. In LaGrange County, Indiana, several young people enter this time at sixteen. They drive cars, wear modern clothes, style their hair, take jobs, and form romantic and sexual relationships. Some experiment with drugs and alcohol. The documentary follows them as they sample the non-Amish world, which they call the English world. Faron, a preacher's son, is among the group. The central question for each is whether to be baptized into the Amish church as an adult. Baptism is voluntary, but if a person is baptized and later leaves the church, family and friends shun them. Over ninety percent of Amish youth choose to join the church, according to the film.
















