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.
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.
- Year: 2022
- Country: France
- Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
- Studio: Gedeon Programmes, ARTE, CuriosityStream
- Keyword: excavation, madagascar, pirate, historical, archaeologist, archaeological dig, archaeological expedition, mauritius, indian ocean, ship wreck, ship wrecked, underwater archaeology, research scientist, history and legacy, documentary, underwater cemetery, research group, archaeology, sea pirates, historical documentary, archéologie
- Director: Stéphane Bégoin
- Cast: Jean Soulat, Martin Mares, Anna Flori-Lamour, Philippe Hrodej, Edward Mayhew