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Pray the Devil Back to Hell

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This celebrated documentary tells the dramatic success story of the women’s peace movement of Liberia, where Christian and Muslim women banded together to end their country’s civil war. Leymah Gbowee, the central figure in the film, and the Women of Liberia are the recipients of the 2009 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award™.


Press

  • The New York Times
    "UPLIFTING, DISHEARTENING, INSPIRING, ENRAGING"
    Manohla Dargis
  • The Los Angeles Times
    "MARVELOUS"
    Kenneth Turan
  • Christian Science Monitor
    "The heroism on view is BREATHTAKING"
    Peter Rainer
  • Variety
    "LUCIDLY IMPASSIONED"
    Ronnie Scheib
  • Los Angeles Times
    "One of the TRULY HEARTENING INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL STORIES of recent years"
    Kenneth Turan
  • The New York Times
    "Reminds us of the incredible power available to the most ordinary of people if they are willing to act with COURAGE AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT."
    Bob Herbert
  • Desmond Tutu, 1984 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
    "ELOQUENTLY CAPTURES THE POWER each of us innately has within our souls to make this world a far better, safer, more peaceful place."
  • Jean-Marie Guehenno, UN Undersecretary General for Peacekeeping Operations, 2000-2008
    "The contrast between THE COMPASSION OF WOMEN and the facade of officialdom as a cover for a cruel dictator makes the point much better than a long judgmental tirade"

Festival Participation

  • Tribeca Film Festival
    Best Documentary Feature
  • Silverdocs AFI Film Festival
    Witness Award
  • Heartland Film Festival
    Crystal Heart Award for Best Documentary Feature
  • Palm Springs International Film Festival
  • One World International Human Rights Festival
  • Santa Barbara International Film Festival
    Social Justice Award for Documentary Film

Additional Materials

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