This is an interesting insight into part of the Amish way of life. Kudos to Lucy Walker for her frank and eye opening documentary. The Amish church began in about 1693 in Europe and most of that faith migrated to select areas of the U.S. in 1860. Amish children 16 to 21 years of age are released from their very strict world to experience all the pleasures and freedoms of the outside "English" world. This tumultuous time is called 'rumspringa', these young people during this time must decide to return to the ways of their parents and the Amish or stay on the outside. The focus of this documentary follows several teens as they experience "hoedowns' and "barnhops", delving into drugs, sex, malls and rock 'n' roll. Rumspringa may last from months to years.
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