VICE Films presents “Fishing Without Nets,” directed by first-time feature filmmaker Cutter Hodierne. In Somalia, principled young husband and father Abdi turns to piracy to support his family. While his wife and child wait for him in Yemen, an outdated and fragile satellite phone is his only connection to all he truly values. Abdi and his fellow pirates hit the high seas and capture a French oil tanker, demanding a hefty ransom. During the long, tedious wait for the cash to arrive, Abdi forges a tentative friendship with one of the hostages. When some of the pirates resort to violence, Abdi must make dramatic choices to determine his course.
Shot in East Africa with Somali non-professional actors, "Fishing Without Nets" combines the epic cinematic vision of an action thriller with the intimate, textured qualities of an art film, humanizing the pirates by bringing us inside their moral dilemmas and gut-wrenching struggles.
Winner -- BEST DIRECTOR - 2014 Sundance Film Festival
Based on a short film of the same name which took home the Grand Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.
Running Time 1 hour 49 minutes
Doors Open: 7:30pm
FREE! This film is Rated R. People under 17 years may only be admitted if accompanied by a parent or guardian. No one under 6 will be admitted.
Rated R (for violence, language, drug use and brief sexual images)