The captain has lost everything, because he resorted to the most extreme measures to save those who then felt betrayed. The captain can't understand the world any more. So the balcony of his room in the trauma clinic has become his bridge. For four months he was held captive on the freighter Hansa Stavanger. Through simple cross-cutting, which is used to ideal dramatic effect, the relationship between the captain and his Somali pirate is revealed - it is so exciting and so touching, so provocative and so coherent, so extraordinary and so compelling at the same time. DER KAPITÄN UND SEIN PIRAT is a virtually perfect documentary film because it has the unique elements (the protagonists) that are needed for a stunning narrative, and its director, Andy Wolff, deploys them both respectfully and intelligently.