Jesus Camp
- Original title
- Jesus Camp
- Year
- 2006
- Running time
- 87 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Documentary
- Music
- Cinematography
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- Genre
- Documentary | Religion
- Synopsis
- A growing number of Evangelical Christians believe there is a revival underway in America whereby Christian youth must take up the leadership of the conservative Christian movement.
JESUS CAMP, directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (The Boys of Baraka), follows Levi, Rachael, Tory and a number of other young children to Pastor Becky Fischer's Kids on Fire summer camp in Devil's Lake, North Dakota, where kids as young as 6 years-old are taught to become dedicated Christian soldiers in God's army. The film follows these children at camp as they hone their prophetic gifts and are schooled in how to take back America for Christ. The film is a first-ever look into an intense training ground that recruits born-again Christian children to become an active part of America's political future.
Academy Awards: Nominated for Best Documentary
- Awards
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2006: Nominated for Oscar: Best Documentary2006: Chicago Film Critics Association: Nominated for Best Documentary
- Critics' reviews
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"It's almost impossible not to respond emotionally to this fascinating, sobering and all-too-brief exploration of the politicized religious right and its hopes, dreams and power."
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"Funny, sad and horrifying. Anti-fundamentalist rather than anti-Christian, this deserves to preach to more than just the converted."
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"A frightening, infuriating, yet profoundly compassionate documentary about the indoctrination of children by the Evangelical right."
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