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The Pirate Tapes

Audience Score
60
NR 1 hr 12 minDocumentary
Exposing piracy in Somalia from the inside out, The Pirates Tapes follows Mohamed Ashareh, a young Somali-Canadian, as he travels to Somalia in hopes of joining an active pirate cell. Armed only with a hidden camera, Mohamed works his way into a cell run by a ruthless warlord, Jama Donyal, and is assigned to his first hijacking mission. When things take an unexpected turn, Mohamed finds himself on the run from the law with the danger of execution looming.
DirectorRock Baijnauth
WriterRock Baijnauth

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:HBO, HBO Documentary Films, Telesto