Pray the Devil Back to Hell

Documentary spotlights the power of women -- and of perseverance -- in thwarting Liberia's repressive regime.

"Pray the Devil Back to Hell" is the story of how an entire country went from madness to sanity, prodded by women who would not be denied. It's a marvelous documentary detailing how the everyday became extraordinary, "how ordinary women," in the words of one of them, "did the unimaginable." As directed by Gini Reticker and produced by Abigail E. Disney, "Pray the Devil" uses its brief 72 minutes to tell one of the truly heartening international political stories of recent years. The nation in question is Liberia, a country that by the year 2002 had seen some 200,000 people die in ongoing fighting centering on dictatorial President Charles Taylor and the various rebels who wanted to replace him. [...]

di Kenneth Turan, articolo completo (2604 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 14 novembre 2008