Last Hijack

A unique filmgoing experience that’s both intellectually stimulating and emotionally rewarding.

The dark, surreal animation unearths the personal side of the story: its nightmarish aspect and traumas. It elevates the film into a portrait of an unspeakable tragedy.

It intriguingly invites us to think about the mundane forces that can drive a seemingly ordinary guy like Mohamed to do something so desperate and cruel as piracy.

Hulsing’s illustrations suggest a depth to pirate Mohamed Nura that remains hidden in the flesh.

The filmmakers have gotten extraordinary access to Mohamed and ravaged Somalia... But it's disappointing that they did not capture more scenes of Mohamed's wife and her family, who in the end are the ones who make the most momentous decision.

This film could have been more surely and deftly put together.

Disjointed and unfocused.