Stolen Seas
Brainstorm Media | Release Date: January 18, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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5
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2
Negative:
0
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90
VarietyPeter DebrugeMay 24, 2013
Assembled from three years’ worth of visits to one of the world’s most volatile hot zones, the format of Stolen Seas is as every bit as exciting as its content, raising beguiling questions about how the team managed to acquire the footage so stunningly interwoven by editor Garret Price. Read full review
88
Chicago Sun-Times Omer M. MozaffarMay 24, 2013
Thymaya Payne's Stolen Seas is a documentary of such ambitious scope that you might need a remote control and a notebook to keep up with it. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesGlenn WhippApr 18, 2013
What really elevates the film, though, is the crucial context that Payne provides to explain — but not justify — the pirates' actions. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenJan 16, 2013
The documentary Stolen Seas is not just a high-energy chronicle of a ship's hijacking; Thymaya Payne's bold debut feature steps back for a view of Somali piracy that's both broader and more incisive than most mainstream news coverage. Read full review
70
Village Voice Alan ScherstuhlJan 16, 2013
The protracted 2008 ship-napping of the CEC Future...is couched in illuminating context. Read full review
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