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The Pirate Tapes (2011)

The Pirate Tapes (2011)

Documentary
Release Date: 2011, July 11
Directors: Rock Baijnauth
Countries: Canada, Somalia
Production: HBO, HBO Documentary Films, Telesto
Cast: Mohamed Ashareh

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

pirate somalia somali piracy