Documentary ·TV Movie · France · 2022 · 50m

The True Story of Pirates

La Véritable histoire des pirates

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Director
Stéphane Bégoin
Cast
Jean Soulat as Self-Archeologist Martin Mares as Self-Historian Anna Flori-Lamour as Narrator Philippe Hrodej as Self-Historian Edward Mayhew as Curator - HMS Victory
Crew
Gilles Perru — Editor Stéphane Bégoin — Writer Valérie Guérin — Producer Stéphane Millière — Producer
Tagline

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.

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
excavationmadagascarpiratehistoricalarchaeologistarchaeological digarchaeological expeditionmauritiusindian oceanship wreckship wreckedunderwater archaeology
Key Collaborators
Stéphane Bégoin Director Gilles Perru Editor Stéphane Bégoin Writer Valérie Guérin Producer Stéphane Millière Producer
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