The read
It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
Documentary that follows the lives of two pirates and their community on the Somali coastline; what are the incentives of the pirates, why did they become pirates, how did they grow up in a country with political chaos, war and extreme poverty? The narrative structure is built around two interweaving story-lines; one depicting the "present", the daily lives of the pirates and their community, and the second in the "past", revealing through epic animation, the unfolding of a recent hijacking.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic61/100
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Femke WoltingDirector
- Tommy PallottaDirector
- Tommy PallottaWriter
- Femke WoltingWriter
Stills
Themes
piratewoman director