‘The Bluff’: Was Bloody Mary a Real Pirate?

“The Bluff” is now streaming on Prime Video, bringing viewers into the action-packed story of former pirate “Bloody Mary.” It’s a pretty sick name, and the film does pull inspiration from real-life piracy, so it might make you wonder: was Bloody Mary actually a real pirate?

Priyanka Chopra Jonas stars as Ercell “Bloody Mary” Bodden in the film, a woman living a peaceful life in the Cayman Islands with her husband T.H. (Ismael Cruz Cordova), their son Isaac (Vedanten Naidoo) and her sister-in-law Elizabeth (Safia Oakley-Green). But, she has a secret; she used to be a pirate.

When her former captain, Connor (Karl Urban), arrives at her home…