Underplayed Gems

The Pirate Tapes (2011)

The Pirate Tapes poster
Directed by
Matvei Zhivov, Roger Singh, Andrew Moniz, Rock Baijnauth
Genre
documentary film, pirate film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 12m
Rated
G
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Somali-Canadian filmmaker goes undercover in Somalia to film a pirate operation from the inside. The documentary shows how the pirates recruit and run their organization through a first person perspective.

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What happens

The Pirate Tapes is a documentary filmed by Somali-Canadian Mohamed Ashareh in Somalia and edited and produced by Palmira PDC in Canada. The film follows Ashareh, as he infiltrates a Somali pirate operation, giving a first person view of how they recruit and organize. The documentary premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in 2011. It was picked up for distribution by HBO Documentary Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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