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Act of Piracy (1990)

Act of Piracy poster
Directed by
John Cardos
Genre
crime film, pirate film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
R
Rating
3.9 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A separated husband and wife must work together to rescue their children who have been taken by a group of terrorists. The situation is complicated by the man's lying new girlfriend who is among the kidnappers.

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What happens

Act of Piracy is a 1988 American–South African thriller film directed by John "Bud" Cardos and starring Gary Busey, Belinda Bauer, Ray Sharkey and Nancy Mulford. Busey and Bauer play a separated couple who must reunite to free their children from a group of terrorists, among whom is the man's deceitful new girlfriend. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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