The Amish

Overview

Lyrical and meditative, The Amish answers many questions Americans have about this insistently insular religious community, whose intense faith and adherence to five hundred year-old traditions have by turns captivated and repelled, awed and irritated, inspired and confused for more than a century. With unprecedented access to the Amish built on patience and hard-won trust, the film is the first to deeply penetrate and explore this profoundly attention-averse group. In doing so, it paints an extraordinarily intimate portrait of contemporary Amish faith and life. It questions why and how the Amish, an insistently closed and communal culture, have thrived within one of the most open, individualistic societies on earth.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 28, 2012

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Production

WGBH,GBH

Cast

Steve Ballan

Director

David Belton

Producer

Sarah Colt,Susan Bellows

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2070840