The Pirate Tapes
2011•G•1h 12m•6.0•Released
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.
Director
Rock Baijnauth
Writer
Rock Baijnauth
Languages
Somali, English
Studio
HBO
Cast
Mohamed Ashareh
Self
Production
Company
HBO
Company
HBO Documentary Films
Company
Telesto
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