Jesus Camp (2006) on Netflix
PG-1320061h 27mDocumentary
Three devout children, Levi, Rachael and Tory, attend Becky Fischer's Kids on Fire summer camp near Devils Lake, North Dakota, where campers are trained to be outspoken in their beliefs.
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- Rotten Tomatoes87%
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Plot summary
Becky Fischer runs Kids in Ministry International and its Kids on Fire summer camp near Devils Lake, North Dakota, where children are taught that they can take back America for Christ. Three campers come from devout families. Levi has already preached at his father's church and is homeschooled with creationist science material. Rachael evangelizes to strangers, and Tory belongs to her church's praise dance team. Before camp, the children attend a prayer conference at Christ Triumphant Church in Lee's Summit, Missouri, where speakers including Lou Engle call for an end to abortion, and Ted Haggard preaches at a Colorado Springs church. Fischer teaches that children must purify themselves to join the army of God, and radio host Mike Papantonio questions her focus on the young.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Jesus Camp (2006)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The negative reaction to the film led Becky Fischer to shut down her Kids on Fire camp in November 2006; the owners of the property used for the camp, fearing vandalism after the film's release, would not allow it to be used for future camps.
- Manga artist Hajime Isayama named the character Levi Ackerman in his Attack on Titan series after Levi, one of the three children followed in Jesus Camp.
- Magnolia Pictures pulled Jesus Camp from Michael Moore's Traverse City Film Festival after buying it, but the film was later screened there against the distributor's wishes; Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles said he did not want the public to perceive it as an agenda-laden film.
