CATCHING THE PIRATE KING
(DE KAPING VAN DE POMEI)
produced by DIPLODOKUS - coproduced by VRT CANVAS, BELGA PRODUCTIONS - with the support of VAF MEDIAFONDS, BELGIAN TAX SHELTER FILM FINANCING, SCREEN BRUSSELS - sales agent FEDERATION ENTERTAINMENT- directed by LENNART STUYCK participated at LISBONDOCS - EURODOC - RECONNNEXT 2020
SELECTED AT Fipadoc 2022, Ensors 2022, Cinequest 2023
SYNOPSIS - Catching the Pirate King is a three part documentary series that tells the unlikely tale of a hijacking of a Belgian vessel in front of the Somali coast. The series looks at the hijacking of the ship and the elaborate police undercover operation that will lead to the downfall of a Somali Pirate King.
