The Trouble with Pirates

The Trouble with Pirates

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2010•76 min•EN
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Documentary telling the story of the piracy explosion, with unique access to the coastal towns of war-torn Somalia, the boardrooms of the City of London, the operation hubs on board warships in the Gulf of Aden and the heartbreak of a hostage situation gone wrong. (Storyville)
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