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Stolen Seas

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Thirteen powerless men become trapped aboard a ship when Somali pirates attack and demand a huge ransom for their release.
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Glenn Whipp Los Angeles Times 04/18/2013
3.5/5
What really elevates the film ... is the crucial context that Payne provides to explain - but not justify - the pirates' actions. Go to Full Review
Omer Mozaffar Chicago Sun-Times 02/07/2013
3.5/4
A documentary of such ambitious scope that you might need a remote control and a notebook to keep up with it. Go to Full Review
J. R. Jones Chicago Reader 02/06/2013
3/4
Digs deep into the subject of piracy, arguing that it's less an anachronism than a sign of the times. Go to Full Review
Prairie Miller WBAI Radio 01/19/2013
With his much more than meets the eye pursuit of raw unfiltered truth, Payne navigates the turbulent waters of piracy, as it has been impacted by the legacy of colonialism and rebellion, and the military hardware industry profiteering also kicking in. Go to Full Review
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03/05/2017 When You Have Multi-National Businesses Avoiding Tax By Flying Flags To Tax Havens, Seeking Military Support From Countries They Don't Support (Via Paying a Taxes)...& The World As A Whole Stands By Ignoring This Failed State, What Is Somalia To Do? Eat & Live Off Dirt & Meagre Amounts Of Fish? You Gotta Ask Yourself...Whom Is Extorting Whom!?? Such A Sad Story For Capitalism To Hold Up A Mirror Toward. See more 07/01/2015 Nuanced and interesting film! See more 05/31/2015 5/31/15 Netflix The third leg on the Somali piracy stool, Captain Phillips, Fishing Without Nets and now Stolen Seas. Hollywood main stream, European/African acted and documentary. This film may be the best and most in depth in telling all aspects of the story and covering all the problems from the business, ethnic and geo political aspects. Somalia is a screwed country as are the majority of its citizens. See more 05/07/2014 Anything Somali Pirates I enjoy. So this is going to get a high mark. Interestingly enough though this was some good incite on the pirates and where they come from. I think the best tidbit of information is that they are all ex-fishermen who couldn't fish anymore because of American assholes. Truth is, while yes they can't fish as much, most of them are not ex-fishermen. They are just assholes. That's life for ya. Good Concept, Good Execution. See more 02/12/2014 Splendidly done documentary that explores the problem of piracy in the gulf of Aden and the geo political and economical factors behind it. See more 02/07/2014 This is one of the best docs I've seen in a long while. The filmmakers had access to unprecedented players in this actual dramatic event. I saw the movie and liked it so much that I bought and made my snobby filmmaker friends watch it. They agreed. It's amazing! See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Thirteen powerless men become trapped aboard a ship when Somali pirates attack and demand a huge ransom for their release.
Director
Thymaya Payne
Producer
Andre Lascaris, Thymaya Payne, Andrew W. Walker, Andreas Lascaris, Heather Phenix
Screenwriter
Mark Monroe
Production Co
Brainstorm Media
Genre
Documentary, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 12, 2013
Runtime
1h 30m
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