New in Theaters: ‘Last Hijack’ Gets Inside the Mind of a Somali Pirate

‘Last Hijack': Let’s steal a ship. (The Match Factory)

In the latest take on the Somali pirate phenomenon,Last Hijackcomes from a more innovative direction. It mixeson-the-ground documentary footage of Mohamed, the pirate captain who’s pushing for another escapade even as his parents and new wife beg him not, with imaginative animated segments that portray his roiling internal strife and traumatic memories of war.

Last Hijack opens today in limited release after playing a number of film festiva...