Although filling the watcher with the same sort of outrage that inspired the women to stand up and be counted, this is, at heart, a testimony to the power of solidarity and sisterhood through a single purpose.
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07/04/09
Pray the Devil Back to Hell (2008)
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Reviews Counted:34
Fresh:34
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.8/10
Consensus: This political documentary about protests during the Liberian Civil War is an uplifting celebration of the capacity of everyday people to affect great change.
Runtime: 72 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: History has many unacknowledged heroes and this documentary examines a group of women who fought for peace in Liberia, campaigning to end the country's devastating civil war. Crossing religious and... [More]
Director: Gini Reticker
Reviews for Pray the Devil Back to Hell
Even though the film is inescapably fragmented and catch-as-catch-can as cinema, its heart is pure and infinitely compassionate.
11/05/08
Without their guns, the men prove surprisingly helpless. And when a [mediator] tells them that if they want the women to stop treating them like children, they must behave responsibly, you sense a corner has been turned.
11/07/08
The story of the women's groups -- Christian and Muslim, uniting for the first time in the nation's history -- is unbelievably inspiring.
11/14/08
A simple and inspiring story told through the medium of film. But for what it is, it definitely gets the job done.
11/07/08
The special effectiveness of women is the theme of director Gini Reticker's film, but there is a remarkable lack of moralizing and grandstanding here.
11/07/08
It's an outstanding story, which makes up for Pray's moviemaking deficiencies.
02/27/09
An object lesson in interfaith cooperation and an instructional manual for people committed to making systemic political change through nonviolent means.
02/27/09
The film shows that the women's peace movement, propelled by ordinary citizens, changed what was possible in Liberia.
11/14/08
If nothing else, Pray the Devil Back to Hell is a potent reminder of what power in numbers can accomplish.
11/06/08
Relates a powerful story with intelligence, concision and a minimum of distracting stylistic flourishes.
11/13/08
Top CriticThe stirring and hopeful account of Liberian women who as creative and nonviolent activists brought peace to their country in 2003.
11/02/08
Offers an inspiring portrait of conscientious citizens working to make a change. Yes they can, indeed.
11/12/08
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04/23/09
the power of the material overcomes flaws in presentation
11/09/08
Inevitably, Reticker's style falls into monotony that works against the material. Ultimately, though, the power of that material overcomes flaws in presentation.
11/13/08
Winner of the Best Documentary award at this year's Tribeca Film Festival.
11/10/08
This illuminating film by director Gini Reticker and producer Abigail Disney is a much-needed attempt to put the spotlight on a moment of history that still inspires.
12/12/08
A glorious tribute to a bi-partisan sisterhood of Christian and Muslim women fed up with having to raise their children amidst the incessant slaughter, raping and looting of the Liberian civil war.
11/04/08
An economically told, extremely powerful story.
11/11/08
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