Devil's Playground
- 2002
- 1h 17m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
2.7K
YOUR RATING
Amish teenagers experience and embrace the modern world as a rite-of-passage before deciding which life they will choose.Amish teenagers experience and embrace the modern world as a rite-of-passage before deciding which life they will choose.Amish teenagers experience and embrace the modern world as a rite-of-passage before deciding which life they will choose.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations
Photos
John Groff
- Self
- (as John)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAppeared on Entertainment Weekly's list of The 50 Best Movies You've Never Seen in the Jul 16, 2012 issue.
- Alternate versionsThe 77-minute cut was edited down by the filmmakers to a 50 minute version, for the British Channel 4 TV station.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 2003 IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2003)
- SoundtracksCD 1- Track 1
Written and Produced by Aphex Twin (as Richard D. James)
Performed by Aphex Twin
From the Album "Selected Ambient Works, Volume #2"
Published by Chrysalis Songs (BMI)
Courtesy of Warp Records Limited and Sire Records, by arrangement with Warner Special Products
Featured review
Intelligent, not exploitative
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.
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- utahfilmmaker
- Jan 18, 2002
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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