An Amish Murder

An Amish Murder

Some secrets are too terrible to reveal. Some crimes are too unspeakable to solve.

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Release Date

1/6/2013

Runtime

84 mins

Overview

The Amish farming community of Painter’s Mill, Ohio, is shattered when a series of brutal murders leaves the town with a sense of frailty and loss of innocence. Among the most affected by the tragedy was Kate Burkholder, a young girl who survived the terror and, as a result, left the Amish life behind. Fifteen years later, Kate returns to Painter’s Mill as its Chief of Police. Certain she’s come to terms with her past, Kate’s renewed life in her hometown is shattered when a murder investigation triggers deep-seated emotions from her childhood and exposes a dark secret that could destroy her.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A former Amish survivor returns to her hometown as a police chief only to have old wounds reopened by a new murder investigation. This is a taut procedural thriller that transforms personal trauma into active mystery, where the detective is as much under suspicion as anyone else.

Mood

TenseDread-soakedMelancholicUnsettling

Themes

IdentityComing apartRedemption

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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