Devil's Playground is a 2002 documentary film by Lucy Walker about the Amish rite of passage called Rumspringa. The film follows Amish teenagers, who at age sixteen are allowed to enter the "English World" to decide whether they will be baptised as adults in the Amish community. They deal with problems in the outside world that do not exist in their home communities, including alcohol and drugs. The Columbia Pictures logo, used from 1993 to current. ... Jump to: navigation, search February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Documentary film is a broad category of cinematic expression united by the intent to remain factual or non-fictional. ... Jump to: navigation, search Amish couple in a horse-drawn buggy in rural Holmes County, Ohio, the site of one of the largest concentrations of Amish in the United States The Amish are a denomination of Anabaptists noted for their restrictions on the use of modern devices such as automobiles... A rite of passage is a ritual that marks a change in a persons social or sexual status. ... Rumspringa, sometimes spelled rumschpringe, is a traditional rite of passage in the Amish religion, and describes a period lasting months or years during which adolescents are released from the church and its rules. ... Jump to: navigation, search Adolescence is the transitional stage of development between childhood and full adulthood, representing the period of time during which a person is biologically adult but emotionally not at full maturity. ... In general usage, alcohol (from Arabic al-khwl الكحول, or al-ghawl الغول) refers almost always to ethanol, also known as grain alcohol, and often to any beverage that contains ethanol (see alcoholic beverage). ... Jump to: navigation, search Drug may refer to: A substance perceived or defined as a drug in clinical medical practice or a substance perceived or defined as a drug in legislation and political strategies so as to prevent or punish abuse of the substance. ...

Synopsis

The teenagers engage in a world of partying, alcohol, and drugs. Some develop drug habits, and Faron -- a preacher's son -- even turns to drug dealing to satisfy his habit. Faron is eventually apprehended by the authorities and aides them in arresting another dealer. The movie continues as each subject faces a variety of challenges and pressures from both the "English World" and the "Amish World" of their families. Some return to their families, and others do not, resulting in their families shunning them. Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The shunning of an individual is the act of deliberately avoiding association with him or her. ...

See Also

• Amish
• Rumspringa

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External links

• Devil's Playground at the Internet Movie Database
• Reality Film's review of Devil's Playground