Rape survivors come forward in "Keep Quiet and Forgive," a documentary that examines sexual abuse in the Amish community and the code of silence that enables it.

The documentary, which recently played the Philadelphia Film Festival and airs next year on PBS, calls attention to a widespread issue within insular Amish fellowships. Women recall repeated abuse at the hands of deacons, uncles, fathers and brothers, sometimes starting when they were just 9 years old. Those who confided in a trusted adult were told to bury the secret, even as the abuse continued. MORE: Costumes from 'Black Panther,' 'Sinners' will be displayed at African American Museum

" Keep Quiet and Forgive " is an expansion of journalist Sarah McClure's widely-read expose in Cosmopolitan . Several sources followed

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