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Synopsis: The Liberal Pirate

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The Liberal Pirate follows the perspective of a young homosexual man, Robert who struggles to find acceptance amongst his peers due to his sexuality. One day, while Robert was at the beach, class bullies viciously force him into the sea. Robert, being unable to swim, starts drowning and screaming for help. He drifts into unconsciousness, to laughter echoing all around him.

When he wakes up, he finds himself on board a ship, Captain’s Revenge, with many seamen in eccentric and elaborate costumes. After much effort in trying to communicate with them, he realised with much consternation that he had somehow travelled back in time to 1695. The pirates, having seen him appear in the sea out of a flash of light, saved him out of curiosity.

As such, Robert’s journey with the pirates begins. Initially, Robert finds it difficult to adjust to seafaring life but he slowly learns the ropes after patient guidance from another sailor, James. After many close shaves with death on battles with merchant ships and warships, Robert slowly falls in love with James. He also finds friends amongst the pirates of different nationalities on the ship.

The film concludes when the Captain’s Revenge lands at Port Tortuga. The governor of …show more content…

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