In fact, there is just one single time a ship on the screen for merely a minute and this one will never be boarded – nevertheless, piracy at the Horn of Africa is a big topic. Jay, absolute freshman, arrives in stirring hot Somalia: Dabkaĭo not expect a sailing movie. First things first: I absolutely like the film and would recommend watching it. This may be the case because it´s not a dedicated sailing- or “seabound” movie, but also, because it´s a very special movie to.

If it wasn´t for amazon prime´s “included in your prime”-offer, I probably wouldn´t have found it as “Pirates of Somalia” generally doesn´t make it on all these “Top Movie”-lists on the internet. It´s a film made back in 2017 and truly a hidden gem. What's especially impressive (aside from Bahadur's sheer nerve in insinuating himself among these dangerous men in a lawless corner of the world) is the amassing of multiple perspectives%E2%80%94of pirates and policymakers%E2%80%94that support a rich, suspenseful account.There isn´t many exciting stories right now amidst lockdown and winter season so, naturally, I increase my consumption of movies and books for review – another one shall be my first entry of this new year 2021. Still Bahadur's interviews with the pirates reveal that they rarely relish criminality it's genuine desperation that motivates them. Coupled with the widespread addiction to the narcotic herb khat, conditions for wiping out piracy may be impossible to achieve. The institutionalization of these hijackings has created an economic order among the pirates not unlike other forms of organized crime. Few other economic options exist for young men along this harsh coastline, largely because of abusive fishing practices by foreign trawler fleets. The inner workings of the world of Somali pirates are astutely explored by Bahadur, a journalist who embedded himself among them to detail how 'a level of international naval cooperation unprecedented in human history has been unable to stop a motley assortment of half-starved brigands armed with aging assault rifles and the odd grenade launcher.' It's an engaging account, full of solid analysis about the collapse of Somalia and the tight-knit clan and subclan networks that keep a failed state from dissolving into complete anarchy while fostering conditions ideally suited to ocean-going criminality.

The Pirates of Somalia by Jay Bahadur