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Devil's Playground

Play trailer Poster for Devil's Playground 2002,  1h 16m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 71% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 69% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
71% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 69% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Teenagers stream in and reach for bottles of beer with both hands while a deafening band tries AC/DC covers with two chords. The alcohol leads to cocaine and the party hits a fever pitch before boys and girls begin to pair off for the night. This could be a typical high school get-together if it were not for one striking characteristic: These kids are Amish.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Oct 7, 2005
3/5
Martin Scribbs Low IQ Canadian Jun 13, 2004
Devil's Playground is a classic exposition of the choice between freedom and order, between a closed society and an open one. Go to Full Review
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. Goatdog's Movies Mar 7, 2004
2.5/5
More an Amish reality show than a serious look into the topic. Go to Full Review
John A. Nesbit Old School Reviews Nov 12, 2003
B
a reasonably entertaining and extremely insightful 77-minute examination of Amish culture, giving us privy to a world we'd never otherwise experience Go to Full Review
Marcy Dermansky About.com Oct 24, 2003
4/5
Lucy Walker neither criticizes, romanticizes nor patronizes her subject. Go to Full Review
Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com Feb 27, 2003
B+
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Cast & Crew

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Lucy Walker

Director

Faron Yoder

Self

Emma Miller

Self

Joann Hochstetler

Self

Gerald Yutzy

Self

Velda Bontrager

Self

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Devil's Playground

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Movie Info

Synopsis Teenagers stream in and reach for bottles of beer with both hands while a deafening band tries AC/DC covers with two chords. The alcohol leads to cocaine and the party hits a fever pitch before boys and girls begin to pair off for the night. This could be a typical high school get-together if it were not for one striking characteristic: These kids are Amish.
Director
Lucy Walker
Producer
Steven Cantor
Production Co
WinStar Cinema, Stick Figure Productions, Cinemax Reel Life
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 15, 2002, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 3, 2017
Runtime
1h 16m
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