The Pirate Tapes 2011 Directed by Rock Baijnauth

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.

Countries Canada , USA
Production Countries Canada , Somalia
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Somali
Gnere Documentary
Production Companies HBO , HBO Documentary Films , Telesto
Release Date 11 July 2011
72 mins
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