Zagreb Film Festival

The Captain and his Pirate

  • Andy Wolff
  • Germany, Belgium
  • 2012
  • 87'
  • Der Kapitän und Sein Pirat

In 2009, the German ship Hansa Stavanger was hijacked by Somali pirates and held captive for four months. After the liberation, magazine covers showed the ship’s captain happy to escape the barbarians. However, the film reveals a deeper story behind sensationalist headlines. Its protagonists are captain Krysztof Kotiuk and young pirate leader Ahado. After weeks in captivity without any help from Germany, the captain approaches his adversary in a desperate attempt to save his crew. When everyone fails him, Ahado becomes his only confidant. Best Documentary at ZFF 2013.

Subtitles: EN

Andy Wolff

Studirao je na Školi filmske umjetnosti Sveučilišta Južne Kalifornije u Los Angelesu. Godine 2007. nastavio je studij filma na Sveučilištu za televiziju i film u Münchenu (HFF). Kapetan i njegov gusar mu je prvi dugometražni film. Godine 2017. sa Stefanie Brockhaus je režirao dokumentarni film The Poetess.

The Captain and his Pirate

Director
Andy Wolff
Screenplay
Andy Wolff
DOP
Andy Wolff, Tobias Tempel, Yusuf Guul
Editing
Ulrike Tortora, Michèle Hubinon
Producer
Andy Wolff, Stefanie Brockhaus
Production
Brockhaus/Wolff, Man’s Films Production
Festivals & Awards
Zagreb Film Festival – Golden Pram for Best Documentary Film; DOK Leipzig – Prize of the Youth Jury; Munich Int'l Documentary Festival – FFF Award; Max Ophüls Festival – DEFA Award; Millenium Int'l Documentary Film Festival Brussels – Special Award of the Jury, Most Original Film

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