Stolen Seas

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Stolen Seas

2012

1h 30m

Documentary

Adventure

Crime

Drama

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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

What really elevates the film ... is the crucial context that Payne provides to explain - but not justify - the pirates' actions.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 18, 2013

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Omer Mozaffar

Chicago Sun-Times

A documentary of such ambitious scope that you might need a remote control and a notebook to keep up with it.

Rated: 3.5/4

Feb 7, 2013

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Digs deep into the subject of piracy, arguing that it's less an anachronism than a sign of the times.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 6, 2013

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Prairie Miller

WBAI Radio

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.

Jan 19, 2013

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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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Nuanced and interesting film!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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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.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Splendidly done documentary that explores the problem of piracy in the gulf of Aden and the geo political and economical factors behind it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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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!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Thymaya Payne

Director

Mark Monroe

Screenwriter

Andre Lascaris

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Thymaya Payne

Producer

Andrew W. Walker

Producer

Andreas Lascaris

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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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