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===Controversy=== Leading up to and following its release, ''Witness'' was met with controversy from the Amish communities where it was filmed,{{sfn|Hostetler|Kraybill|1988|pages=220β235}} and was subject to debate from editors, scholars, and other parties regarding its depiction of the Amish.{{sfn|Weaver-Zercher|2001|p=152}} Some accused the film of exploiting the Amish community for commercial purposes, while others felt that the depiction of Amish characters in an R-rated film was insensitive to the Amish's beliefs.{{sfn|Weaver-Zercher|2001|pages=152β153}} A statement released by a law firm associated with the Amish claimed that their portrayal in the movie was not accurate. The National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom called for a boycott of the movie soon after its release, citing fears that these communities were being "overrun by tourists" as a result of the popularity of the movie, and worried that "the crowding, souvenir-hunting, photographing and trespassing on Amish farmsteads will increase." After the movie was completed, Pennsylvania governor [[Dick Thornburgh]] agreed not to promote Amish communities as future film sites. A similar concern was voiced within the movie itself, where Rachel tells a recovering Book that tourists often consider her fellow Amish something to stare at, with some even being so rude as to trespass on their private property.<ref>{{cite news |title=Amish ask boycott of movie 'Witness' |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h6ccAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GGIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3978,64379 |work=[[The Pittsburgh Press]] |date=February 16, 1985 |via=Google News}}</ref>
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