Heartland Film Festival 2008

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, Christian and Muslim women throughout the country began to organize and band together in an effort to bring an end to the fighting. More than 2,000 risked their lives by traveling to Taylor's Esecutive Mansion and stood before him demanding he take a seat at the peace table.

Heartland Content Key: AT (Contains Adult Themes, not suitable for children); SV (Contains scenes of Strong Violence)

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