[2] The film stars Abdikani Muktar, Abdi Siad, Abdiwali Farrah, Abdikhadir Hassan, Reda Kateb and Idil Ibrahim.

In conclusion, "Fishing Without Nets" is a captivating film that explores the world of Somali piracy and the moral conflicts that arise within it.

The film features many core themes, such as: desperation to live a good life, Abdi’s battle of conscious, and the pirates’ desensitization from reality and responsibly.

The piracy problem in Somalia is exacerbated by the lack of a functioning government and basic services, which has led to a breakdown in law and order.

Abdi has a battle of consciousness throughout the film, he is in a dilemma between choosing to be a fisherman and provide for his family in an honorable way, or be a pirate and commit acts of violence, there was only on realistic choice that was imposed on him.

The Somali pirates are represented in the film as broken people who just want to improve their living standards, but in reality, they are a bunch of murderers stealing money to fund their militias.

The pirates are not in their right mind because of their desperation, and this leads them to resort to drugs which desensitizes them from reality and makes it easier on them to commit atrocities and justify their actions.

Dennis Harvey, in his review for Variety, praised the film that "Cutter Hodierne makes an accomplished feature debut with this very well-crafted, empathetic hijacking drama.

"[7] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter in his review said that "While the setup and the moral dilemmas are all familiar from crime stories told in other settings, Hodierne does a fine job balancing the elements.

"[8] Ryland Aldrich from TwitchFilm praised the direction and editing that "From the gorgeous visuals to the incredible acting by non-professionals, Fishing Without Nets takes a world to which we've been recently introduced, and expands it to magnificent results.