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Amish Grace

The inspirational true story of forgiveness following an Amish school shooting.

2010 • 88 min • Drama · TV Movie

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Synopsis

When a gunman killed five Amish children and injured five others in a Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania schoolhouse shooting in October of 2006, the world media attention rapidly turned from the tragic events to the extraordinary forgiveness demonstrated by the Amish community.

Our family guide

Best from age 12

Movie Knight Score

54 reviews

100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
70 Audience · 53 · 49%

Following a tragic schoolhouse shooting in an Amish community, the film explores the immediate aftermath and the community's extraordinary decision to offer forgiveness to the perpetrator's family. It highlights the profound impact of faith, grief, and healing within a close-knit religious group.

Violence & peril: 6/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 4/10

Heads up

Depicts a school shooting and its immediate aftermath
Scenes of grief and emotional distress
Themes of death and loss

What it models well

Forgiveness and compassion
Community support
Faith and healing
Dealing with grief

Talk about it after

The meaning of forgiveness, especially in extreme circumstances
How different people cope with tragedy
The importance of community and supporting one another
Understanding the Amish way of life

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Top billed cast

Director: Gregg Champion • Crew: Micky Levy, Teena Booth

Trailers & clips

Amish Grace: Based on the Tragic Amish Country School House Shooting | Lifetime

Reviewer notes

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
Murder is one of the hardest crimes to forgive and, in particular, anyone who has lot a child to murder, would be understood if they could not readily forgive those responsible. The courts of many jurisdictions allow survivors to speak at sentencing hearings to communicate something of the nature of their loss and grief - the impact of the crime.…
CyrusPK, TMDB Community