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Poster for Pirated!

Nguyen Tan Hoang

Pirated!

English / 2000 / 11m

Not streamingNot currently on the Criterion Channel.

Letterboxd: 3.27/5·200 ratings·86 reviewson Letterboxd
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Synopsis

A riotous, erotic kaleidoscope in which a Vietnamese refugee’s recollections of fleeing his country by boat become enmeshed with nostalgia and big-screen fantasies of shirtless pirates and sailors—including images of Brad Davis in Fassbinder’s Querelle. (UCLA Film & Television Archive)

Included in
Asian American Filmmaking 2000–2010
Position 13
Included in
April 2022
Position 69

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DirectorNguyen Tan Hoang

Pirated! (2000) | Criteria