«Leaving Amish Paradise» is a follow-up on another documentary about the same amish community; «Trouble in Amish Paradise». In the original, the camera team followed a family that was on their way out of the church after they had been «shauned» or handed over to the devil as the amish believes. The reason was that they wanted to become evangelical-christians, and read the bible in english, which the amish church denies it members. Only an old translation in german is allowed.The documentary is balanced, and gives another perspective on the amish church then you will often get through the media. They are not only a peaceloving group of people who like the old lifestyle; they too have complex problems and disagreements in their communties. This results in a solid 5 out of 6.
