Overview
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 & Characters
Mohamed Ashareh
Self
Directors & Crew
Rock Baijnauth
Director
Rock Baijnauth
Writer
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