This pirate movie is not from Hollywood

摘要

It's the P-word, code for the topic that nobody knows anything about. There's no doubt that any sailor or fisherman in Indonesia does know about it, and possibly firsthand. But few people, it seems, are willing to acknowledge its existence. And if they do, often they avoid uttering the actual word, as though saying it will bring back to life the ghost of a bad memory. So rather than saying porampo - the Indonesian word for pirate - you just say "the P-word," and they will understand.Medan, population 2.5 million, is the largest city on the island of Sumatra and the third most populous in Indonesia. With its freewheeling nature and evident corruption, it's a logical place to make street-level contacts for information about the Ps a few hours to the north.