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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."

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PG-13 2023 · 50m
Documentary, TV Movie
Starring Martin Mares · Anna Flori-Lamour
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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.

Digital
Apr 1, 2023
Director
Stéphane Bégoin
Producers
Valérie Guérin, Stéphane Millière
Studio
Gedeon Programmes, ARTE, CuriosityStream
Original Title
La Véritable histoire des pirates
Original Language
French
Keywords
shipwreck madagascar excavation pirate historical archaeologist archaeological dig archeology shipwrecked archaeological expedition mauritius indian ocean underwater archaeology research scientist history and legacy documentary underwater cemetery research group sea pirates historical documentary
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Martin Mares
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Anna Flori-Lamour
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