The Pirate Tapes
The Pirate Tapes

The Pirate Tapes

6.0(1 votes)
2011
1h 12m
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.

Production

HBO, HBO Documentary Films, Telesto

Cast

Mohamed Ashareh

Mohamed Ashareh

Self

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