---
title: 'The Pirate Tapes (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rock Baijnauth'
released: '2011-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-pirate-tapes-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1870551/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Pirate Tapes (2011)

2011 · Documentary · Canada


## Synopsis

The Pirate Tapes is a documentary filmed by Somali-Canadian Mohamed Ashareh in Somalia and edited and produced by Palmira PDC in Canada. The film follows Ashareh, as he infiltrates a Somali pirate operation, giving a first person view of how they recruit and organize. The documentary premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in 2011. It was picked up for distribution by HBO Documentary Films.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rock Baijnauth](https://cinepixo.com/people/rock-baijnauth), [Andrew Moniz](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-moniz), [Roger Singh](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-singh), [Matvei Zhivov](https://cinepixo.com/people/matvei-zhivov)

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