Pray the Devil Back to Hell


Pray the Devil Back to Hell is a documentary film directed by Gini Reticker and produced by Abigail Disney. The film premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Documentary. The film had its theatrical release in New York City on November 7, 2008.

A group of ordinary women in Liberia, led by Leymah Gbowee, came together to pray for peace. Armed only with white Tshirts and the courage of their convictions, they demanded a resolution to the countrys civil war.Under Leymah Gbowees leadership, the women managed to force a meeting with President Charles Taylor and extract a promise from him to attend peace talks in Ghana. Gbowee then led a delegation of Liberian women to Ghana to continue to apply pressure on the warring factions during the peace process. They staged a silent protest outside of the Presidential Palace, Accra, bringing about an agreement during the stalled peace talks. ........

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