This compelling documentary chronicles the remarkable story of the Liberian women who joined together to end a long civil war, armed only with their white T-shirts and the courage of their convictions. Thousands of women - ordinary mothers, grandmothers, aunts and daughters, both Christian and Muslim - organised prayers for peace and staged non-violent protests when negotiations between rebel forces and Charles Taylor's regime were close to collapse in 2003. Their actions were a critical element in bringing about the agreement that led to Taylor's exit, the end of the war, and the election of president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as Africa's first female head of state. An extraordinary testimony of how grassroots activism can alter the history of nations.
Liberia/USA | 2008 | 72 min
The film is in English.
Director: Gini Reticker
Producer: Abby Disney (Abigail E. Disney)
Director of Photography: Kirsten Johnson
FESTIVALS / Awards
2011 - Helsinki African Film Festival - HAFF 2011 | Finland | http://haff.fi/en/elokuvat/item/39-pray-the-devil-back-to-hell
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Screening times: Saturday 14 May at 11:00, Andorra
2010 Vancouver Amnesty International Film Festival: Gold Audience Award
2009 Tri Continental Film Festival: Jury Award / Best Film Award
2009 Movies That Matter Festival: Golden Butterfly
2009 Cinema for Peace Award for Justice
2008 Tribeca Film Festival: Best Documentary Feature
and many other awards
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FINLANDAIS
Kapinallisten joukot lähestyivät Liberian pääkaupunkia Monroviaa vuonna 2003, mutta presidentti Charles Taylor ei suostunut luopumaan vallasta vuosia jatkuneen sisällissodan kriittisessä vaiheessa. Tuhannet tavalliset liberialaiset naiset - nuoret, vanhat, muslimit ja kristityt - asettuivat vastapuolien väliin ja vaativat rauhaa, aseinaan vain valkoiset t-paidat ja usko väkivallattoman protestin voimaan. He onnistuivat suostuttelemaan Taylorin mukaan neuvotteluihin, jotka päättyivät hänen poistumiseensa maasta. Satoja tuhansia uhreja vaatineen sodan loppu johti myös Afrikan ensimmäisen naispresidentin Ellen Johnson Sirleafin vaalivoittoon. Vaikuttava dokumentti todistaa miten ruohonjuuritason aktivismi voi muuttaa vihan ja vallan helvetillistä historiaa.
Liberia/USA | 2008 | 72 min
Ohjaaja: Gini Reticker
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