Yesterday my friend John called to urge me to dash out and see a movie that he thought illustrated exactly what Interfaith Paths to Peace and its mission are about. So, I went to see it last night.
He was right.
The film is called "Pray the Devil Back to Hell." It's a documentary about how Muslim and Christian women in Liberia band together to stop a civil war ravaging that West African country during the middle part of this decade.
The women use every tool they can think of from withholding sex from their husbands to surrounding and barracading negotiators in a building at a stalled peacemaking conference until they bring peace to Liberia.
The film illustrates how seemingly powerless people can move mountains when they work together and show imagination, creativity and steadfastness of purpose.
The film is currently showing in Louisville at the Village 8 Theaters. It may only screen in Louisville for a few days. So, go see it if you can.
Here are details about the local screening. A link to the film's web site is at the end of this e-mail.
Pray the Devil Back to Hell
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Length: 72 min
Plotline Summary
"Pray the Devil Back to Hell" is the gripping account of a group of brave women who demanded peace for Liberia, a nation torn to shreds by a decades-long civil war. The women's historic achievement finds its voice in a narrative that intersperses interviews, archival images, and scenes of present-day Liberia together to recount the memories of a few of the women who were there. In 2003, Liberia was a country devastated by decades of political dislocation, humanitarian crisis, and street-to-street urban warfare. Charles Taylor, then President of Liberia, had emptied the country's pockets as creatively as any dictator in memory. His ascent to power led to the deaths of thousands of people and a nation in complete ruin. Out of the wreckage, more than 2000 Christian and Muslim women throughout the country began to organize and banded together in an effort to bring an end to the fighting. At great person risk, they protested creatively and persistently for peace in the worst days of brutal and protracted civil conflict.
MOVIE TIMES FOR:
Wed 29
Thu 30
Fri 1
Village 8 Cinema
(1:25 PM), (3:20), (5:35), 7:50 PM
Here's a link to more information about the film:
http://www.praythedevilbacktohell.com/v3/
Pray the Devil Back to Hell movie is a documentary tells the story of the thousands of Liberian women who helped end the bloody late-1990s civil war that killed 250,000 people, allegedly supported in secret by then-President Charles Taylor.This movie is directed by Virginia Reticker's . amazing story... i watch Pray the Devil Back to Hell movie from this website.....
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