Amish: A Secret Life (2012): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 2012, Amish: A Secret Life is a documental film directed by Lynn Alleway, running about 60 minutes.

What it’s about. Miriam and Dave Lapp are a charming young couple with a brood of adorable children. Dave works in and part owns a construction company. They are also members of the 'Old Order' Amish community in Pennsylvania,whose church forbids all technology - though Dave gets lifts to work in a car and the couple,by allowing themselves to be filmed,risk the wrath of church elders. Having outlined their traditional life-style to camera Miriam persuades several friends to be happily filmed and it becomes clear that the Lapps and other,younger Amish,believe that,having been rebaptized to allow a more open evangelical approach - risking excommunication thereby - they feel the need for a change in the community. The film ends as the family consolidates its dream to own their own farm.

Who’s in it. Amish: A Secret Life stars Lindsay Duncan as Narrator (voice), David Lapp as Himself and Miriam Lapp as Herself.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.4/10, Amish: A Secret Life has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Amish: A Secret Life page.

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