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The True Story of Pirates
DocumentaryTV Movie

THE TRUE STORY OF PIRATES

"Pirates! Hollywood has fueled our imaginations and turned them into popular icons. Beyond literature and fantasy the documentary reveals who these fearless adventurers and these masters of the sea once were."

20220h 50m7.9 TMDb

Directed by Stéphane Bégoin

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Thanks to new excavations in Mauritius and Madagascar, as well as archival and museum research in France, Spain, England and Canada, a group of international scholars paint a new portrait of the world of piracy in the Indian Ocean.

Cast

Jean Soulat

Jean Soulat

Self-Archeologist

Martin Mares

Martin Mares

Self-Historian

Anna Flori-Lamour

Anna Flori-Lamour

Narrator

Philippe Hrodej

Philippe Hrodej

Self-Historian

Edward Mayhew

Edward Mayhew

Curator - HMS Victory

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion5.4
Complexity6.7
Humor5.8
Realism9.2
Action5
Darkness5

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • people who enjoy learning through film
  • viewers who appreciate critically recognized cinema

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • those looking for narrative fiction

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