The Pirate Tapes (2011)

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.

Released July 11, 2011 72 min 7+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: mdblist.one-actor, tmdb.somalia, tmdb.piracy, tmdb.pirate, tmdb.somali, soundmix.dolby-digital

Watch Providers: Magellan TV, Xive TV Documentaries Amazon Channel

Production Companies: HBO, HBO Documentary Films, Telesto

Country: United States
Production Countries: Canada, Somalia
Languages: English, Somali