The Somali Project (2013)
The Project profiles the precarious, real-life story of the Puntland Maritime Police Force, a group of Somali pirate hunters. Taking the hijacking of the African waterways and the kidnapping of innocent citizens into their under-trained hands, the PMPF face mutiny, death and a loss of corporate funding in their dangerous quest to free the Middle East shipping industry from terror. The mercenaries’ epic battle makes for an intense, gripping and disarming ride.
Directors: Shawn Efran, Adam Ciralsky.
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Roger Carstens as Self |
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Erik Prince as Self |
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Lafras Luitingh as Self |
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Rudolph van Heerden as Self |
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Michael Shanklin as Self |
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Matthew Bryden as Self |
| Directing | Shawn Efran | Director |
| Directing | Adam Ciralsky | Director |
| Writing | Shawn Efran | Writer |
| Writing | Adam Ciralsky | Writer |
| Production | Adam Ciralsky | Producer |
| Production | Shawn Efran | Producer |
| Editing | Alyse Ardell Spiegel | Editor |
| Production | Adam Loeb | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Ian Robbie | Cinematography |
| Sound | John Forte | Music Director |
| Production | Adam Ciralsky | Executive Producer |
| Production | Shawn Efran | Executive Producer |
| Production | John Forte | Producer |
| Production | Roger Carstens | Producer |