Farah Al Qasimi’s genre defying work questions Western-centric historiographies of the Gulf by engaging the mythic figure of the pirate. Departing from a fictional retelling of the 1819 siege of Al Dhayah fort Qasimi constructs a multi-layered portrait of imperialism on the high seas from the perspectives of an ancient jinn, the ghost of an Al Qasimi pirate, a Jack Sparrow Impersonator and a Victorian naval officer.
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Phonearl
Good start, but then it gets ruined
Majorthebys
Charming and brutal
FirstWitch
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
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Logan
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.