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The Pirate Tapes

The Pirate Tapes

★ 6.0/10•2011•1h 12m•G•Documentary

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.

Rock Baijnauth · Director

Rock Baijnauth · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 12m
LanguageEN
Release DateJul 11, 2011

Actors

Mohamed Ashareh

Self

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