The Pirate Tapes
2011, English. 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.
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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The Pirate Tapes is streaming on Magellan TV in India.
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- Released
- 11 July 2011
- Country
- Somalia, Canada
- Written by
- Rock Baijnauth
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The Pirate Tapes runs 72 minutes (1h 12m).
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The Pirate Tapes is streaming on Magellan TV in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Pirate Tapes?
The Pirate Tapes (2011) was directed by Rock Baijnauth and stars Mohamed Ashareh.