MAKING a documentary about Amish teenagers abusing drugs and alcohol presents some obvious problems.

Just after he arrived, the police busted a drug ring in which two young Amish, along with members of a motorcycle gang, were dealing cocaine to Amish teenagers.

The sabbatical allows Amish teenagers to go into the world and test its temptations before determining whether they wish to return to the Amish life.

Almost 90 percent of Amish teenagers choose to be baptized and join the church.

Initially it merely offered Amish teenagers the chance to visit one another without their parents as chaperones.

The experimentation reached the level of public scandal in 1998, when two Amish teenagers were arrested in Pennsylvania for drug trafficking.

Still, many Amish teenagers are well aware of what they are asked to give up in choosing their faith.

The plot revolved around five Amish teenagers experiencing "modern" (non-Amish) culture by living in a house with six mainstream American teenagers.

Devil's Playground, Walker's first feature documentary, examined the struggles of Amish teenagers during their period of experimentation (rumspringa).