Rent Pirates of Somalia (2017)

Well worth the watch - Pirates of Somalia review by JG

First glance at the dvd cover suggested yet another explosive film the likes of where Tom Hanks acts Captain Phillips whose ship is forcibly hijacked by Somali pirates. Not so. This is a real gem of a story about a lone journalist actually managing to change the way the world views theses so called no go territorial waters of Somalia. First rate acting. Well worth the watch.

Awful, smug, politically correct movie which promotes fake news and fake history. Appalling. - Pirates of Somalia review by PV

I was disgusted by this movie. It actually sides with the Somali pirates who hijack ships and kill their crews, as portrayed in the excellent MR PHILIPS by Tom Hanks.

This is based on the memoir of a rich Canadian kid who is clearly so spoilt he cannot cope with getting rejected when he sends applications for journalism jobs, so decides to got o Somalia to make his name.

The worst thing is the way this film promotes an historical lie - that the British (though it says English) killed Somali people.

In fact, Somalia was part of the ITALIAN empire which is why they all eat pasta! And the Italian messed it all up.

The British meanwhile didn't and their empire gave the world much more than it took and despite being of its time, was the most benevolent empire in history and 90% of it did good INCLUDING banning slavery, stamping out vile practices of natives (like widows throwing themselves on funeral pyres of their dead husbands), stopped much child abuse, introduced non-corrupt rule and law and education and organised farming.

The British NEVER ruled Somalia - they were in charge of SOMALILAND which is the most northern quarter of the country now, located at the horn of Africa. There have been no problems there - it is peaceful and has only been dragged down by the land to the south.

If you like lies and fake news, you;ll love this. Personally, I think movies like this which promote lies should be banned as they fill impressionable kids' heads with fake history, as do many other movies eg The Patriot, U571, Argo.

A different view of the pirates. - Pirates of Somalia review by RT

This film was a different view of the Somalian piracy problem, seen from their side. Different forms of media have made them out to be

violent murdering people. Other nations have ransacked their fish stocks and taken their income and food and left them little option other than to turn to piracy. This untrained, unqualified, would be journalist becomes their lifeline to the outside world. A sometimes funny, lighthearted view of a very serious problem.